Name: Strawberry Martini
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 5 fresh Strawberries (fresh); 60 ml Vodka; 15 ml Sugar syrup (2:1); 2 grind Black pepper

Strawberry Martini
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Glass:

Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
5 fresh	Strawberries (hulled, small & ripe)
2 fl oz	Ketel One Vodka
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix)
2 grind	Black pepper

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Prepare:

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of fresh strawberry.

How to make:

MUDDLE strawberries in base of shaker.
Add other ingredients.
SHAKE with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish:

Garnish with strawberry on rim.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Rich strawberries fortified with vodka and a hint of pepper spice.

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History:

Originated in London during the late 1990s.

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Alcohol content:

We don't have enough information to calculate the alc./vol., but based on known ingredients, this recipe contains at least:

18.9 grams of pure alcohol

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Sally Morgan

7th June at 18:06

By far the easiest way to make this (or any other strawberry cocktail is to prepare in advance, muddle the strawberries well and dry shake and leave in a sieve over a jug. A bit later shake with ice and fine strain and you won't have to deal with all the strawberry pulp - magic (as is this cocktail)

Simon Difford

8th June at 09:12

Great tip. Thanks, Sally.

John Hinojos

2nd April 2023 at 03:54

Wonderful. Made to the recipe and it was perfect. A tad sweet for me, but I think that would also depend on the sweetness of the strawberries. Bright strawberry flavour.

Asher Günther

18th November 2022 at 02:50

I thought the other commenter's idea of a splash of lime was a good one, however after trying it I felt it detracted from the strawberries. My solution is an expressed lime zest which brings that lovely aroma while keeping the drink unequivocally strawberry forward. A dash of saline also definitely doesn't hurt.

Kenneth Pihl

2nd July 2021 at 17:38

Great, but added 1 cl freshly squeezed lime juice the second time, which completed it

Pascal Leroy

7th May 2021 at 19:44

Great success. Vodka retains and preserves the delicate fragrance of fresh strawberries. Use the best strawberries that you can put your hands on, it's worth it.

Shona J

30th April 2021 at 17:08

This is lovely, I think it would have been good with a little bit of basil too, I might try adding it next time

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