Daily Martini: Election 2006

A few suggestions to stay with the motif.

American Sour Martini
2 oz. 12- year Whiskey
1/2 oz. Triple Sec
1/2 oz. Orange Juice
1 oz. Sour Mix
Serve in a cocktail glass with orange granish

Boston Tea Party Martini
1/2 oz. Rum
1/2 oz. Gin
1/2 oz. Vodka
1/2 oz. Triple Sec. (or be daring and make it what it should be - orange brandy liqueur... but, that's not one most people keep around the house)
1 oz. Sour Mix
Shake, pour into chilled cocktail glass. Top with 1/4 oz. Kahlua and a splash of cola.

And My Personal Favorite:

drum roll

The Red, White and Blue Martini
1 1/2 oz. Stoli Raspberry Vodka
3/4 oz. Disarrano
3/4 oz. Blue Curacao
1/2 oz. White Creme de Cocoa

Serve in a chilled cocktail glass with cherry garnish.
Enjoy.

Daily Martini, Alabama Slammer

The Alabama Slammer. It's beautiful as a shot, on the rocks, or as I am about to purpose a martini. This is a slight variation on the classic recipe, guaranteed to get you where you want to be...

My friend Justin always told me that I could remember the recipe of the Alabama Slammer as:
Southern (SoCo) Sluts (Sloe Gin) Love(Amaretto) Orange Juice.
My Twist, Southern Sluts Love Orange Vodka!

1 oz. Southern Comfort
3/4 oz. Sloe Gin
3/4 oz. Amaretto
3/4 oz. Orange Vodka
3/4 oz. Orange Juice

Serve in a cocktail glass with an orange twist garnish.
Enjoy.

Daily Martini, Washington Apple

I am actually pretty humble about my bartending skills.
I can't flare. I don't have any books memorized. And, I can't tell you the difference between a California or Italian chianti. But, I KNOW I make a damn good Appletini.

The Apple Martini takes a special touch to master. It's a gift really. I think I mastered the touch the night that I had to to make 13 of them at one time while working service bar at TGI Friday's up on City Line Ave. For those of you outside of the Philly area, I will tell you that the City Line clientelle is the most difficult to impress in the city, and they are not shy about it.

So, with all of that said, I am not going to try to teach the art of the Apple Martini over the internet, because it would be a disgrace to those of us who have learned the trade secrets.
Instead, I'll give you the perfect subsitute and a great way to get rid of the "rye" whiskey left over from last weeks party -i.e Canadian Club, Seagrams VO, or my personal favorite Crown Royal -mmm, mmm, mmm.

The Washington Apple Martini
1.5 oz. Sour Apple Pucker
1.5 oz. Canadian Whiskey
1 oz. Cranberry Juice

Serve in a cocktail glass with cherry garnish.
Enjoy.