Martini Recipes

Martini recipes are easy, sophisticated drinks to make at home. Martinis are most often made with gin or vodka, with a splash of vermouth. They’re served in a distinctive V-shape glass and are usually garnished with olives. You can request your drink to be dry (minimal vermouth), crisp (garnished with a sliver of lemon peel), or straight up (strained, no ice).

Movie character James Bond, agent 007, is famous for asking for his martini "shaken, not stirred" because stirring can water down your drink.

Variations on basic martini recipes are very popular, with flavors ranging from apple to chocolate. The Blonde Redhead Martini is made with vanilla Stoli vodka, while the Dizzy Martini is made with pomegranate juice and gin.

Our Favorite Martini Recipes

	Dirty Martini Tonic The perfect martini is a rare treasure--this version is flavored with olives and their juice.		Tartini Raspberry vodka and cramberry juice are shaken together with lemon juice and ice to make this tart drink.
	Dizzy Martini This martini shakes together two types of gin--regular and sloe--with pomegranate juice and orange liqueur.		Viva Lizalde Martini Recipes Tequila, orange liqueur, lime juice and a simple syrup are combined and poured into a salt-rimmed glass to make this alcoholic drink.
	Sweet Lips 1 Martini For this drink, shake together lemonade, cranberry juice, vodka and ice, and strain into a sugar-rimmed martini glass.