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Apple Martini (simple)
This is subtitled "simple" for good reason but, if freshly pressed juice is used, it's as good if not better than other Apple 'Martini' recipes
Catherine Wright
9th May at 17:55
Kept it simple with more gin, fresh green apple juice, 2 teaspoons of Giffards green apple syrup. Was happily drunk by all and definitely going to be a summer martini/spritz!
11th October 2022 at 18:59
I tried this with edelflower syrup instead sugar syrup. Good !
29th March 2022 at 16:06
I was expecting a 'showcase' for recently acquired Eager Apple Juice, but the vodka burns through the fresh bucolic fruitiness like a branding iron, making an intriguing collision of flavours and effects. I will try this cocktail again, perhaps increasing the apple juice a tad to compare the outcome. An appealing 'northern' drink with the Dutch vodka and cool climate apple components.
28th December 2020 at 20:25
It was pretty nice with freshly hand-pressed apple juice. That cherry garnish instead of a classic apple slice looks beautiful too!
14th September 2020 at 00:20
By the end, I found this relatively moreish. Likely going to return to this and experiment.
14th September 2020 at 00:18
Found this to be a good drink, especially after adding 1/8-1/4 oz lemon juice to give it some pop. I'm using a hazy, 100% apple, organic juice, but I'm wondering if a particular variety of apple would best compliment the sugar syrup and drink as a whole. Do you have a particular article or source examining apple juice as an ingredient in cocktails? Admittedly, I haven't used apple juice until recently when attempting Bradsell's 'Treacle'.
14th September 2020 at 07:15
I've been using Eager apple juice for years and to be honest I've not tried using other juices. However, the flavour when eating apples from one variety to the next varies so much that I'm sure the choice of juice would impact cocktails. Dick specified cheap clear apple juice for his Treacle cocktail.