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

Flower Power Martini
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Serve in a Martini glass

Ingredients:
2 oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
¹⁄₂ oz	Strucchi Dry Vermouth
¹⁄₄ oz	Elderflower liqueur
0.08 oz	Rothman & Winter Crème de Violette Liqueur

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Martini glass.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Dry vermouth - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

A Dry Martini served super-wet with even more flower power than Austin Powers.

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History:

Created in 2007 by yours truly in London, England.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Flower Power Martini contains 176 calories

Alcohol content:

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

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Chris Brislawn

22nd May 2024 at 03:37

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

30th September 2023 at 01:33

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

24th April 2023 at 18:45

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

30th August 2022 at 17:55

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

20th August 2022 at 01:43

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

7th May 2022 at 14:47

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.