When I say "dessert martinis", I don't necessarily mean martinis that you just have as a dessert after a meal, although you could. I just mean drinks that are named after desserts.
In our lead-off spot today is the Pineapple Upside Down Cake. This is one of those "spot on" drinks that taste like the food it's named after. Pour 3 oz. of vanilla vodka and 3/4 oz. of pineapple juice into your mixing tin and shake it, straining it into a chilled martini glass. Then add 3/4 oz. of grenadine and garnish with a cherry. If you like the cake, you'll like this drink.
Next up is the Crème Brulee Martini. There are 2 versions that I'll share with you today, one with three ingredients and one with 5. First, the one with three. In your mixing tin with ice, pour in 3 oz. of vanilla vodka, 1 oz. of orange liqueur (ex. Cointreau) and 1 oz. of Half and Half. Shake and strain into a chilled martini glass. Now, the one with 5 ingredients. This time, it's 3-1/2 oz. of vanilla vodka and a dash each of butterscotch schnapps, Irish cream, black raspberry liqueur and cream. Shake and strain into the chilled martini glass. If I haven't mentioned it before, a dash is an inexact measurement up to 1/4 oz.
Third in the lineup today is the Tiramisu Martini. There's a frozen drink named the Tiramisu that's similar, but I wanted to focus on martinis. In your mixing tin, pour in 2 oz. of vanilla vodka, 1/2 oz. each of amaretto and Irish cream and 2 oz. of espresso. Shake and strain it into a chilled glass that has chocolate syrup swirled inside. Garnish with a ladyfinger cookie.
And batting cleanup is the Lemon Drop Martini. Now, there's a shot called the Lemon Drop, which is simply a shot of citrus vodka served with a sugar coated lemon, but this will be a little more complicated than that. Okay, a lot more complicated. In your mixing tin, dump in 1 heaping tsp of superfine sugar and 1 oz. of fresh lemon juice (1 whole lemon). Muddle or stir it until the sugar is dissolved in the lemon juice. Add ice on top of your mixture and pour in 3-1/2 oz. of citrus vodka and 1/2 oz. of orange liqueur. Shake it well and strain into a chilled glass. If you really want to hit this one out of the park, rim the glass with sugar or ground up lemon drop candies.
Now for the review. Yesterday, I shared the recipe for a Fallen Angel Martini, in honor of Halloween. Well, when I was out for dinner tonight, I had the bartender at Buca di Beppo on the Plaza make me one. I was, of course, nice enough to provide him with the recipe. Now, I didn't specify a martini glass and that's my fault, but other than that the drink was outstanding. If you like sweet drinks, you'll love the Fallen Angel Martini.
That's it for now. As always, please drink responsibly.
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