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 Stoli 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 Stoli 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!

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This is a strong martini. If you are enjoy a "brain cleaning" sensation, you''ll love this drink. I find that this martini is a great prelude to a big meal. This martini requires a few days of preparation, and it will be well worth the wait.

Ingredients

• 1 bottle of Blavod black vodka.
• 1 horseradish root. Don''t use the prepared stuff--get a fresh root.
• 1/4 teaspoon of cayenne pepper.
• 2 teaspoons of olive brine.
• 2 ounces of dry vermouth.
• 6 bleu cheese stuffed olives.

The mix

• Wash and peel your horseradish root and shave off about a 1/2 cup of slivers. Make room in the bottle of Blavod (hmm...) and stuff those slivers into the bottle. Cap it and allow it to steep in the refrigerator for a minimum of two days.
• Measure 12 ounces of your horsey Blavod and add it along with the vermouth to a shaker 1/2 full of cracked ice.
• Lid your shaker and shake, swirl, shake, swirl. No need for any aerobic type shaking with this cocktail.
• Strain your cocktail into two well chilled martini glasses.
• Each glass gets one teaspoon of olive brine and three bleu cheese stuffed olives.
• Sprinkle a tiny bit of cayenne pepper into each glass.
• Sip very slowly and get ready for a rush!

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A yummy and hot martini to whet the whistle of any suave martini drinker.

Ingredients

• 8 ounces of Skyy or Grey Goose vodka.
• 4 tablespoons of tomato juice.
• 1 teaspoon of green hot sauce.
• Juice of one medium lemon.
• 2 tablespoons of pickle juice.

The mix

• Pour your vodka into a shaker 1/2 full of cracked ice.
• Add the green hot sauce.
• Give the shaker a good twelve shakes.
• Let the shaker rest a moment while you whisper, "Whoosh."
• Add the tomato and lemon juices.
• Another ten shakes.
• Strain into 2 well chilled martini glasses.
• Top each glass with one tablespoon of pickle juice.
• Savor the liquid of love.

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If you love chocolate, give this cool martini a whirl.

Ingredients

• 8 ounces of freezing Scandia vodka.
• 4 tablespoons of Creme de Cacao.
• 2 teaspoons of dark chocolate shavings.
• 6 chocolate covered peanuts.

The mix

• Pour your vodka into a shaker 3/4 full of cracked ice.
• Shake, shake, shake for a full minute.
• Spoon your Creme de Cacao into a small saucer.
• Dip the rims of two frozen martini glasses into the Creme de Cacao.
• Strain your vodka into your martini glasses.
• Drop three chocolate covered peanuts into each glass from a height of 4 inches above the glass.
• Each glass gets some chocolate shavings.
• Mmmmmm.

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Olive flavored, dirty martini heaven.

Ingredients

• 10 ounces of frozen Dirty Olive vodka.
• 1 ounce of frozen Boodles gin.
• 1/2 ounce of green olive brine.
• 1/2 ounce black olive juice.

The mix

• Pour your gin and vodka over a shaker 1/2 full of cracked ice.
• Gently and slowly pour in your green olive brine.
• Gently and slowly pour in your black olive juice- reserve two teaspoons.
• Lid that shaker and shake like mad for a good minute.
• Strain your beautiful martini ambrosia into three (two if you are greedy) martini glasses.
• Top each glass with a bit of black olive juice.

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The addition of a wonderful Scotch adds some funky dimension to this martini. We suggest listening to an Xavier Cugat rhumba while mixing this drink. We dedicate this recipe to our friends, The Sheps.

Ingredients

• 1/2 ounce dry vermouth.
• 4 ounces of Tanqueray TEN gin.
• 2 tablespoons Laphroig scotch (ten year old). You can experiment with any good, single malt Scotch.
• 2 lemon twists.

The mix

• Pour your vermouth and gin into a shaker 1/2 full of cracked ice.
• Shake, shake, shake for a full minute. You may also stir for a full two minutes.
• Add your Scotch and stir 4 times in a counter-clockwise motion.
• Strain your smokey flavored martini into two well chilled martini glasses.
• Each glass gets a twist.
• Sip and enjoy those Xavier Cugat tunes.

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A murky, but delicious martini like the depths of the ocean, and even a deadly critter.

Ingredients

• 6 ounces of Blavod black vodka.
• 1 ounce of Blue Curacao.
• 1/4 teaspoon of freshly squeezed lemon juice.
• 1 small toy rubber shark.

The mix

• Pour your Blue Curacao and Blavod black vodka into a shaker 1/2 full of cracked ice.
• Shake, shake, shake...and shake some more daddy-o. Give it a good minute of shaking.
• Add your lemon juice and swirl the shaker a few times.
• Strain your beautifully murky liquid into two frozen martini glasses.
• Call your guest's attention to yourself by madly waving the rubber shark to and fro above the martini glasses (keep this up for about fifteen seconds--any longer and they will call the authorities).

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A very sweet martini--just like your sweetie. This is a great alternative for a Cosmo lover, such as the person you''ll be impressing with this simple to mix martini.

Ingredients

• 7 ounces of freezing Iceberg vodka.
• 1 ounce of room temperature Chambord.
• 1 teaspoon of honey.

The mix

• Warm your honey (slightly) and stir it into your Chambord.
• Pour your vodka into a shaker 3/4 full of cracked ice.
• Shake, shake, shake...shake it baby.
• Add your honey infused Chambord and stir three times.
• Strain your liquid into two freezing martini glasses.
• Smile.

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