A cool slice of watermelon is a sure sign of summer. Enjoy this sweet and refreshing martini.

Ingredients

• 4 ounces of Smirnoff vodka.
• 3 drops of Noilly Pratt dry vermouth.
• 1 ounce of Midori melon liqueur.
• 2 ounces of pulverized watermelon unstrained.
• 2 very thin watermelon slices.

The mix

• Fill a glass martini shaker about 3/4 full of cracked, clean ice.
• Pour your vodka into the shaker and let stand for sixty seconds.
• Add your midori and pulverized watermelon .
• Shake, shake, shake.
• Rim 2 frozen martini glasses with watermelon flavored cocktail candy.
• Strain your elixir into your martini glasses.
• Decorate each glass with a watermelon slice.

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The strawberry martini is tart, sweet and delicious. Not only does it taste great, but it looks wonderful too!

Ingredients

• 4 ounces of Plymouth gin.
• 1 teaspoon of Noilly Pratt vermouth.
• 2 ounces of Monin Frais strawberry liqueur.
• 2 plump strawberries.

The mix

• Turn up some smooth jazz and get ready to mix a martini.
• Pour all liquid ingredients into a cocktail shaker that is 1/2 full of clean, cracked ice.
• Shake, shake, shake for a full minute.
• Let your shaker rest for another minute.
• Rim 2 frozen martini glasses with strawberry flavored cocktail rim sugar.
• Strain your strawberry martinis, and add a strawberry to each glass.

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A Key Lime martini is both tart and super refreshing. You can almost feel the ocean breeze!

Ingredients

• 5 ounces of Ciroc vodka.
• 1 ounce Roses Lime Juice.
• 1 ounce heavy cream.
• 1 lime cut in half.
• 2 thinly cut lime slices.

The mix

• Pour the vodka, and Roses into a shaker 3/4 full of cracked ice and let stand for a minute.
• Rim 2 frozen martini glasses with lime flavored cocktail candy and rub 1/2 a lime around the bowl of each glass.
• Shake, shake, shake. About twenty, vigorous, diagonal shakes followed by swirling the shaker a few times.
• Add the heavy cream to the shaker and shake for another minute.
• Strain your Key Lime martini into your two glasses
• Garnish each glass with a lime slice.

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Though the Cosmopolitan may not be considered a traditional martini, we've decided to include it here because it is often a most requested recipe. I've personally served up hundreds of these cocktails with the same sheer delight from the person receiving this delicious elixir. I would suggest sticking to the measures we've outlined. This mix will yield two Cosmos.

Ingredients

• 4 ounces of freezing Skyy or Stolichnaya vodka.
• 1 ounce of refrigerator chilled Cointreau.
• 1 ounce of Absolut Citron vodka.
• 2 orange rind twists.
• 2 very, very thin orange slices.
• 1 lime cut in half.
• 3 ounces of cranberry juice.
• 1 ounce of pomegranate juice.
• 2 ounces of Naked orange juice.
• 4 drops of Amaretto.

The mix

• Fill a glass shaker (we suggest a Boston style) 1/2 full with cracked ice.
• Turn on your hi-tech stereo system and impress your guest(s). We suggest a CD by "Gontiti" titled "Sunday Market." It's an excellent musical selection.
• Into your shaker, pour your vodkas and cranberry juice.
• Give the shaker a good ten or fifteen shakes.
• Add your Cointreau, pomegranate juice and orange juice.
• Squeeze in the juice of half a lime.
• Another twenty (thirty if you are up to it) shakes.
• Strain your beautiful cocktail into two frozen cosmo or martini glasses.
• Each drink gets 2 drops of Amaretto.
• Gently float a slice of orange on top of each drink.
• On top of each orange, delicately lay a rind twist.
• Take a breath and be prepared to make more...it's a given.

If you'd like to serve this wonderful drink alcohol-free, we offer a delicious version in our alcohol-free section.

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This martini is an alternative to the vodka martini. It actually happened by accident, and turned out to be quite delicious.

Ingredients

• 3 ounces of dry vermouth.
• 1 ounce Absolut vodka.
• 1 lemon twist.
• A good disposition.

The mix

• Pour your vodka and vermouth into a shaker 3/4 full of cracked ice.
• 20 vigorous shakes or stir your drink for a full two minutes.
• Strain into a frozen martini glass.
• Lovingly add your lemon twist.

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Ingredients

• 4 ounces of Absolut Citron vodka.
• 1/2 teaspoon of dry vermouth.
• Lemon Twist cocktail candy (yes, you can get this here).
• 1 lemon twist.
• 1 thin lemon slice.
• 1 teaspoon Limoncello.

The mix

• Rim your frozen martini glass with Lemon Twist cocktail candy and place back in the freezer until called for.
• Pour your vodka, vermouth and Limoncello into a shaker 3/4 full of ice.
• 20 energetic shakes (no stirring option on this one).
• Retrieve your martini glass and strain your elixir into it.
• Slit your lemon slice half way and slip it on to the rim of the glass.
• Add your lemon twist.
• You'll be cool and refreshed before you know it!

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Ingredients

• 4 ounces of Charbay Key Lime vodka.
• 1/2 teaspoon of dry vermouth.
• 1 lime cut in half.
• 1 lime twist.
• 1 teaspoon of bottled water.

The mix

• Pour your vodka into a shaker 1/2 full of cracked ice.
• Let your shaker stand for a full minute.
• Stir your drink gently for two minutes and let stand one more minute.
• Add your water, vermouth and squeeze in 1/2 of your lime.
• Stir for another minute.
• Strain into a chilled martini or cosmo glass.
• Add your lime twist.

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