Crazy in da Coconut martini

If you love sweets, this martini is for you. If you love a wonderfully chic presentation, this martini is for you. If you want to prove you are the host with the most--this martini is for you. It involves some hot stuff, so please be careful.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup of cane sugar.
  • 1 cup of water.
  • 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise.
  • 8 ounces of freezing Absolut Vanil vodka.

The mix

  • Pour the sugar and 1/2 cup of water into a sauce pan and slowly bring to a boil. Cook until the water begins to evaporate and your sugar mixture turns a golden brown; do not stir. Congratulations--you've just made caramel.
  • Pour your freezing Absolut Vanil vodka into a shaker 3/4 full of cracked ice.
  • Shake, shake, shake.
  • Scrape the contents of your vanilla bean into the shaker.
  • Dip a fork into your caramel and drizzle a bit into each martini glass. The caramel will instantly create strands of delicious goodness. If you are daring, you can add a few more "flicks" of caramel into each glass.
  • You'll be the talk of the town!