Name: Flower Power Martini
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Gin; 15 ml Dry vermouth; 7.5 ml Elderflower liqueur; 2.5 ml Crème de violette

Ingredients

2 fl oz

Hayman's London Dry Gin

1/2 fl oz

Strucchi Dry Vermouth

1/4 fl oz

Elderflower liqueur

1/12 fl oz

Rothman & Winter Crème de Violette Liqueur

How to make

Glassware

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a MARTINI GLASS.

Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.

FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Flower Power Martini contains 176 calories

Alcohol content:

1.7 standard drinks
27.25% alc./vol. (54.51° proof)
23.2 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Dry vermouth — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Comments & Discussion

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Jeff Durbin 16w

I didn't really dig this. I don't seem to really get into dry vermouth.

John Hinojos Premium Member 17w

Made this again but using Edinburgh Gin. Edinburgh Gin is my favourite gin as it has a spice and punch that many other gins do not. The gin made this cocktail really pop. The herbal flavours pull out the floral nature of the violet, but still is not sweet. Upped my rating by 1/2 star.

Chris Dimal 17w

Strong, spirituous and with a lot of power, though less floral.

Chris Brislawn 2y

Used Simon's amounts with Cocchi Extra Dry, Fiorente Elderflower, and Empress 1908 Indigo gin, which gives the drink a much more shagadelic violet color than the one in Simon's picture. Lovely floral notes. No garnish (orange zest seems wrong), but edible flower petals of a suitable color would work. Shaken, not stirred, baby!

C N 2y

Made this with Sipsmith London dry gin and I think the balance is a bit off. Will try it again with a milder gin.

David Hoyle 3y

A martini very subtly flavoured with elderflower and violet - yes, the tiny 2.5 ml component of violet is noticeable and seems perfectly balanced with the 7.5 ml elderflower. I used Plymouth Gin and St Germain elderflower liqueur. An unusual, inventive and delicate take on a regular 4:1 ratio "wet" martini.

Paul Holdsworth Premium Member 3y

Trying this after the joys of a Parma Violet Spritz or two, I've learnt two things. Firstly, and perversely, uber-dominant Crème de Violette works best in cocktails where its dominance is given free rein (i.e. not this one!), and second - martinis can kick you in the seat of the pants.

Kate Annells 4y

Made this with Hendrick's Midsummer Solstice gin, Mancino Sakura Vermouth, St Germain Elderflower liqueur and liqueur dr Violette. Was delicious, and while it was more spirit forward than I generally prefer, the florals balanced beautifully and overall was delicious.

Melissa Demian 4y

This is just great. I was a bit concerned it would be too flowery-powery, but it isn't as long as the Crème de Violette is kept to a homeopathic level! Like you could even just rinse with it. And I made this with Hendricks gin, whose cucumber-rose profile goes fantastically well with the floral liqueurs.