Martini Cocktails – 35 Best Homemade Recipes

Greetings to everyone who reads my article! First, I’ll tell you a little background, which influenced my alcohol preferences. The first alcohol I tried in my life (secretly at the prom) was a Martini.

Its taste, aroma and at the same time a slight bitterness then turned my head. These impressions, memories and emotions pop up in my memory every time I drink it.

Years have passed, but Martini remains my favorite drink, and Martini cocktails, in my opinion, reveal its taste even brighter. It gives cocktails lightness, piquancy, goes well with other types of alcohol. Therefore, I want to tell you what Martinis are drunk with, as well as advise on some recipes for my favorite cocktails.

Story from subscriber Natalya Sergeevna.

The best martini cocktails at home

I like to make martini cocktails myself. At first it was a little scary, but then I realized that it was easy and simple, and the manufacturing process gives incredible pleasure, because you can show your imagination.

Unfortunately, at that time, the Internet was a rarity and a “luxury” that few people could afford. Therefore, cooking recipes had to be collected “from the world on a thread”: some recipes were spied on by bartenders, friends and acquaintances shared with others, and some I invented myself.

It is not at all necessary to be a “cool” bartender to make a cocktail at home. I want to share with you the most famous and best martini cocktail recipes you can make at home and here is what it takes.

Required components and equipment

When I made my first cocktails, I didn’t have any equipment. Over time, I began to gradually buy the equipment I needed.

The first thing I bought was a shaker. Now I’m laughing at myself because at first I thought it was a thermos.

A shaker is an indispensable attribute of preparing a tasty and uniform cocktail. Its main task is to mix the components to give uniformity. And if the composition of the cocktail involves ice, then the use of a shaker allows not only to cool the future cocktail, but also to improve stirring due to the dense, solid structure of ice.

My second acquisition was, as I call it, “jigga”. In fact, this is a special measuring cup, and the correct name is jigger. I made my first cocktails “by eye”, then it seemed to me that I kept the right proportions.

But I thought so until I applied a jigger, which allows you to maintain accurate volumes and balances the taste of ingredients, especially alcohol.

One of my favorite alcoholic masterpieces, cocktails containing berries and fruits, which are refreshing at any time of the year. I used to suffer, crushed fruits and berries with a spoon until I got the consistency I needed, I got all dirty with juice, pieces of berries scattered all over the kitchen.

But then I bought a small metal crush with teeth – muddler. This tool is ideal for preparing fruit and berry ingredients. Making cocktails is much easier with a muddler.

I thought that this bar equipment would be enough for me to make cocktails of any complexity, until my friends, knowing my hobby, gave me a couple more “devices” that I didn’t even know about before: a strainer (for straining and filtering drinks) and a twisted bar spoon ( long spoon for mixing).

At the end of the article, I will tell you how you can replace this bar stock if it is not there. We are talking about items from the usual kitchen.

Martini with vodka

I make the classic vodka martini cocktail mainly for men to make them feel like “007 agents”. I take a mixing glass from a shaker, add pieces of ice to it by about a third.

At the same time, you can cool the glass in which the cocktail will be served. With a twisted bar spoon, I stir the ice in a glass for 1-2 minutes, thus cooling it. I drain the water that has thawed from stirring.

Then I take the vodka out of the freezer, measure the required volume with a jigger and pour it into a glass. I stir the vodka with ice a little and add dry vermouth. I pour the drink into a glass that has already cooled with the help of a strainer. The cocktail can be garnished with a couple of olives.

Proportions for cooking:

• vodka – 75 ml;
• extra dry Martini – 15 ml;
• ice cubes – 5-7 pcs.

Dry Martini

I like to prepare a dry Martini cocktail exclusively according to the classic recipe, observing all proportions, then it turns out to be as dry as possible. I make it with three ingredients: dry London gin, dry vermouth and olives for garnish.

First, chill the mixing bowl and cocktail glass. Stir the ice in a glass with a bar spoon for a couple of minutes to cool. I first add gin to a glass with ice, and then Martini. Then I stir, cooling a little, and then pour through the strainer and decorate with olives on a skewer.

Proportions for cooking:

• gin – 6 parts;
• dry Martini – 1 part;
• pieces of ice – 5-7 pcs.

Sometimes I add quite a bit of olive brine to the glass to make a so-called dirty martini.

With Lady Chatterley’s gin

English classic cocktail with gin rich turquoise color. I add pieces of ice to the shaker can, measure with a jigger the required amount of juice, Martini, white gin and to give color to Blue Curacao. Mix the ingredients thoroughly and pour through a strainer into a glass.

Proportions for cooking:

• gin – 30 ml;
• Martini Extra Dry – 10 ml;
• Blue Curacao – 10 ml;
• freshly squeezed (preferably) orange juice – 10 ml;
• pieces of ice – 6-7 pcs.

With orange juice

A very simple but pleasant tasting drink with vermouth and orange juice, which I call orange. I squeeze juice from one or two oranges. I cool the mixing glass. With a jigger I measure and pour the required amount of alcohol and strained orange juice. Then gently mix with a bar spoon and pour into a glass with a strainer.

Before pouring into a cocktail glass, I decorate with orange zest, which I fasten on top with a skewer with a cherry.

Proportions for cooking:

• Martini – 150 ml;
• freshly squeezed (preferably) orange juice – 130 ml;
• pieces of ice – 8-10 pcs.

With store bought juice, the drink will be sweeter than with freshly squeezed juice.

With cherry juice

Beautiful and bright cocktail with vermouth and cherry (I like it with cherry, but it’s very hard to find) juice. I take a collins, I fill it a third with ice. I spread a few cherries on top, and then pour in the juice and vermouth.

Proportions:

• Martini Bianco – 90 мл;
• cherry or cherry juice – 10 ml;
• cherry berries – 5-6 pcs;
• ice cubes – 8-10 pcs.

I tried to replace cherry juice with cherry compote, but the taste is less concentrated.

With champagne

A simple cocktail that anyone can make. And that was the first time I did it myself. I put a few ice cubes into the prepared glass, pour champagne, squeeze out a little lemon juice mixed with sugar, and then add alcohol.

Proportions for cooking:

• dry champagne – 100 ml;
• Martini Bianco – 50 ml;
• lemon juice – 1 tbsp spoon;
• sugar – 1 h. spoon;
• ice cubes – 6-8 pcs.

Before serving, the glass can be decorated with a slice of lime or mint.

Apple

As components, you can add liquor, syrup, apple schnapps, juice, calvados to an apple cocktail, that is, what will be at hand. First, I cool the glass in which I will serve the cocktail.

I add ice, apple juice, liquor, vodka (you can use gin), vermouth to the shaker and shake the contents vigorously for one minute. Pour the drink into a chilled glass through a strainer.

Proportions for cooking:

• apple juice – 25 ml;
• apple liqueur – 15 ml;
• vodka (gin) – 15 ml;
• Martini Bianco – 25 ml;
• ice cubes – 3-4 pcs.

You can garnish the cocktail with apple slices or make an apple fan.

With Schweppes “Broken Heart”

I love to treat my friends to this cocktail. For him, you need schweppes, vodka and vermouth (I like Martini Fiero more to taste). In the classic version, Indian Tonic Schweppes is added, but I prefer Bitter Lemon.

I add pieces of ice, vodka, vermouth to the shaker and shake the contents vigorously for a couple of minutes. Pour the cocktail into a chilled glass using a strainer.

Proportions for cooking:

• vodka – 100 ml;
• Martini Bianco or Fiero – 25 ml;
• Schweppes – 50 ml;
• ice cubes – 3-4 pcs.

“Broken heart” decorate with half a strawberry.

Whiskey “Blood and Sand”

The cocktail is prepared on the basis of Scotch whiskey (Scotch) and sweet red vermouth. As usual, I first chill the glass. I add ice, freshly squeezed orange juice, red vermouth and cherry brandy to the shaker.

I shake the contents of the shaker a little and pour the cocktail through the strainer into a chilled cocktail glass. You can decorate “Blood and Sand” with orange zest.

Proportions for cooking:

• freshly squeezed orange juice – 25 ml;
• red sweet martini – 20 mg;
• adhesive tape – 20 ml;
• Cherry brandy – 20 ml.

“Bianco Sunrise” with cranberry juice

For cooking, I take vermouth, cranberry and orange juices. I fill the highball with ice cubes, then add the orange juice and martini. Then carefully add cranberry juice along the blade of a knife. With a bar spoon, stir the cocktail in a circular motion to give a transitional color.

Proportions for cooking:

• cranberry juice – 75 ml;
• orange juice – 75 ml;
• Martini Bianco – 50 ml.
• ice – full filling of the glass.

Martini mohiato

Refreshing cocktail based on Martini and mint. I put a few mint leaves in a glass (the fresher the mint, the richer the taste) to almost half and fill it with sugar. With a muddler, I knead the mint leaves with sugar right in the glass so that the mint gives off some juice. Then I pour lime juice and knead a little more. Then I add pineapple juice, vermouth and sparkling mineral water.

Proportions for cooking:

• lime juice – 20 ml;
• sugar – 30 gr;
• pineapple juice – 100 ml;
• Martini Bianco – 50 g;
• mint leaves – 20 pcs;
• ice cubes – 5-6 pcs.

I add a few ice cubes to the prepared Mojiato and decorate with mint leaves.

“Divine Intelligence” based on syrups and rum

I like the combination of vermouth flavor with berries and fruits, so Divine Wisdom is one of my favorite cocktails. Put ice in a shaker and add all the ingredients in the right proportion. I shake the contents of the shaker a little and pour through the strainer into a Martini or Margarita glass.

Proportions for cooking:

• red Martini Rosato – 35 ml;
• white rum – 15 ml;
• absinthe – 10 ml;
• strawberry syrup – 10 ml;
• raspberry syrup – 10 ml;
• freshly squeezed pineapple juice – 70 ml;
• ice cubes – 12-15 pcs.

Fire cocktail with Martini “Galileo”

The cocktail is named after the Italian scientist Galileo Galilei. It consists of orange liqueur, tequila, campari and sweet red vermouth. I pour triple sec into a shot glass, and tequila along the knife blade. I fill a glass of rocks halfway with ice, then pour in Campari, vermouth and put a wheel of lemon.

I set fire to the shot with tequila, let it burn a little and pour it into a glass with Martini and Campari. Before serving, stir with a cocktail spoon.

Proportions for cooking:

• orange liqueur (triple sec) – 25 ml;
• tequila – 25 ml;
• Bitter Kampari – 25 ml;
• Martini Rosso – 25 мл;
• ice – 8-10 pcs;
• lemon – 1 slice.

When preparing Galileo, you need to be careful not to burn yourself.

Martini bowl

To prepare the kryuchon you will need vermouth, berries and fruits. I wash the strawberries, cut them into two parts, cover them with sugar so that they give juice. I also wash cherries and apricots. I cut cherries into two parts, and apricots into 4 parts.

When the strawberries start juice, I mix it with cherries and apricots, and then pour dry vermouth. I put the drink in the refrigerator for about 2 hours. The bowl is ready, it remains to pour into glasses and add pieces of ice.

Proportions for cooking:

• strawberries – 500 g;
• cherry – 300 g;
• apricot – 3 pcs;
• sugar – 100 g;
• dry Martini Extra Dry – 1 liter;
• ice cubes – 5-6 pieces in one glass.

Outside of the ripening season, strawberries and cherries can be replaced with frozen berries.

Banana Strawberry

Low alcohol drink based on fruits, cream and vermouth. I grind bananas, strawberry liqueur and lime juice in a blender until smooth. I add cream, pineapple juice and vermouth to the fruit mixture. Before serving, stir with a cocktail spoon.

Proportions for cooking:

• strawberry liqueur – 35 ml;
• banana – 1/2 pc;
• lime – 1/2 piece;
• low-fat cream – 25 ml;
• pineapple juice – 75 ml;
• Martini Bianco – 15 ml.

I decorate the glass with the remaining half of the lime.

Lingonberry

The name suggests that the cocktail will contain lingonberries. It is very difficult to find fresh lingonberries, so I buy frozen berries. I defrost the lingonberries, wash and knead with muddler, add granulated sugar, put on fire and bring to a boil.

As soon as the lingonberries with sugar begin to boil, remove from heat, let cool and filter. At the bottom of the jug I pour a little powdered sugar, add lingonberry syrup, gin and martini.

Proportions for cooking:

• cranberries – 50 g;
• water – 200 ml;
• sugar – 1 st. l .;
• powdered sugar – 0,5 tbsp. l .;
• gin – 25 g;
• Martini – 50 years

With wine and apple juice

The original cocktail, which includes pink vermouth, gin, juice and wine. Pour Martini, gin, plum wine and clarified apple juice into a shaker with ice. Shake the contents of the shaker thoroughly and pour into a chilled serving glass.

Proportions for cooking:

• Martini Rosato – 35 ml;
• plum wine – 35 ml;
• gin – 25 ml;
• clarified apple juice – 50 ml;

martini with sprite

In my opinion, the easiest cocktail to prepare, with a small amount of ingredients, which can be mixed in haste. You will need a martini, sprite and lime. I put ice cubes and a slice of lime in a glass, pour vermouth, and then sprite.

Proportions for cooking:

• Martini Bianco – 40 ml;
• sprite – 130 ml:
• ice cubes – 5-6 pcs;
• lime – 1 slice for a cocktail, the rest for decoration.

I decorate the edges of the glass with sugar, it turns out, as they say, expensive and rich. To do this, I moisten the rim of the glass with lime and dip it in sugar.

Martini 50/50

The composition includes gin and dry vermouth in the same proportions. I add about a third of ice cubes to a glass from a shaker. I cool the glass in which the cocktail will be served. I measure the required amount of alcohol with a jigger and pour it into a glass. Pour the drink into a chilled glass through a strainer.

Proportions for cooking:

• London dry gin – 40 ml;
• Martini Extra Dry – 40 ml;
• ice cubes – 5-6 pcs.

The cocktail can be garnished with an olive on a skewer.

Negroni

A popular, classic cocktail consisting of gin, campari and vermouth in equal parts. I take a rocks glass, fill it halfway with ice, then pour in the gin, campari and red martini. I decorate the Negroni with an orange slice.

Proportions for cooking:

• gin – 30 ml;
• campari bitter – 30 ml;
• Martini Rosso – 30 ml;
• ice cubes – 7-8 pcs.

With cognac and tonic

I don’t really like cognac, so I cook cocktails with its addition only for friends. To do this, I measure the required volume of Martini, cognac and tonic with a jigger. The glass can be garnished with an olive or lemon zest.

Proportions for cooking:

• Martini Bianco – 30 ml;
• cognac -15 ml;
• schweppes – 60 ml;
• ice cubes – 7-8 pcs.

I sometimes substitute cognac for brandy. It seems to me that with brandy the taste of the cocktail becomes softer.

“Americano”

The classic, strong Americano recipe consists of three parts: campari, red martini and soda, which softens the bitterness. Preparing a cocktail is very simple: I put ice cubes in a rocks glass about halfway and add martini, campari and soda. I decorate the glass with an orange slice.

Proportions for cooking:

• campari bitter – 30 ml;
• Martini Rosso – 30 ml;
• soda water – 20 ml;
• ice cubes – 3-4 pcs.

With absinthe

Cocktail based on dry vermouth, gin, orange liqueur and absinthe. I chill the glass first. I add about half of the pieces of ice to the glass from the shaker. I measure out the required proportions of alcohol and pour it into a glass. Pour the cocktail into a chilled glass through a strainer.

Proportions for cooking:

• gin (preferably sweet) – 30 ml;
• dry vermouth – 30 ml;
• orange liqueur – 1 bar spoon;
• absinthe – 1/3 bar spoon;
• ice cubes – 6-8 pcs.

For decor, you can put a little orange zest in a cocktail.

“Phiz”

Martini “Fiz” is considered a festive cocktail, which is prepared on special occasions. To prepare a cocktail, I take a pink martini and sparkling wine. Pour ice into a glass, pour in alcohol, put a few raspberries and mix.

Proportions for cooking:

• pink Martini Rosato – 100 ml
• sparkling wine Asti – 10 ml;
• raspberries – 5-6 pcs;
• ice cubes – 7-8 pcs.

Piano with sparkling wine

The author of this cocktail is Russian bartender Denis Dark. The cocktail is very easy to make, and for its preparation you will need simple and affordable ingredients: dry sparkling wine, white sweet vermouth and lime.

I fill the wine glass completely with ice, cut the lime into two wheels and spread it between the inner edges of the glass. I squeeze the juice from the remaining lime into a glass, then pour in the vermouth and dry sparkling wine. Then lightly mix the ingredients. The drink is ready.

Proportions for cooking:

• white sweet Martini – 100 ml;
• dry sparkling wine – 100 ml;
• lime – 15 ml;
• ice cubes – 6-7 pcs.

You can add a mint leaf to the glass to add flavor.

“Royal”

Bright ruby-colored cocktail based on Martini Rosso. I pour ice cubes into the glass, then sparkling wine or champagne and vermouth. Mix and add cherry juice. Then stir a little more and garnish with mint leaves.

Proportions for cooking:

• Martini Rosso – 75 ml;
• sparkling wine – 80 ml;
• mint leaves – 2-3 pieces;
• pieces of ice – 5-6 pcs.

Gold on Ice

A cocktail based on Martini Gold. I fill the rocks glass with ice, pour in the Martini, garnish with blackberries and ginger.

Proportions for cooking:

• Martini gold – 10 ml;
• blackberry – 5-6 pcs;
• ginger – 7 g;
• pieces of ice – 8-10 pcs.

Asti Martini

Asti Martini is not overloaded with ingredients, which allows you to enjoy its delicate taste and aroma of berries. I put raspberries and red currants in a glass, mash with muddler, fill with ice to the top and pour Martini.

Proportions for cooking:

• Martini Asti – 50 ml;
• red currant – 35 g;
• raspberries – 35 g;
• pieces of ice – 8-10 pcs.

Martini Asti can be garnished with a slice of orange.

With amaretto

An unusual, but very tasty combination of Amaretto and pink vermouth. Fill a large wine glass almost to the top with ice. Then I pour vermouth, Amaretto and cherry juice. Stir with a bar spoon and garnish with a cherry.

Proportions for cooking:

• pink Martini – 50 ml;
• Amaretto – 10 ml;
• cherry juice – 150 ml;
• ice cubes – 8-10 pcs.

Matador whiskey

A multi-component cocktail with a large number of ingredients. First, I cool the rocks in which the drink will be served. In a shaker I mix orange juice, sour cherry liqueur, vermouth, scotch, add two drops of orange bitter and grenadine. With the help of a strainer, I pour the martini cocktail into rocks.

Proportions for cooking:

• adhesive tape – 60 ml;
• pink Martini – 40 ml;
• cherry liqueur – 10 ml;
• orange juice – 30 ml;
• orange bitter – 2 drops;
• grenadine – 2 drops;
• pieces of ice – 9-10 pcs.

Martini Rosatto

The main component of the drink is Martini Rosato. I put ice cubes in the rocks, squeeze the orange juice, pour over the Martini and mix with a bar spoon.

Proportions for cooking:

• pink Martini Rosatto – 70 ml;
• orange – 1 slice;
• ice cubes – 7-8 pcs.

with apricots

Warm and fragrant cocktail with cognac, martini, fruits and cinnamon, which will warm you up in cold weather. For this drink, I take a pitcher, add a quarter of an orange, apricots, apricot jam and lemon zest to it. I warm up the resulting cocktail a little, add cinnamon and cloves for flavor.

Proportions for cooking:

• cognac (brandy) – 20 ml;
• Martini Rosso – 150 ml;
• orange – ¼ part;
• lemon – 10 g;
• apricot – 3 pcs;
• apricot jam – 20 g;
• cinnamon – 2 sticks;
• cloves – 1 pcs.

With cola

A martini with cola is loved by many, but personally I am not a fan of adding cola to drinks, as, in my opinion, the taste of cola overrides all others. Preparing this cocktail is simple: I add martini and cola to a glass with ice, and decorate with lemon slices.

Proportions for cooking:

• Martini Bianco – 50 ml;
• cola – 200 ml;
• lemon – 2 slices;
• pieces of ice – 7-8 pcs.

pornstar martini cocktail

Although the name of the pornstar martini cocktail contains the word Martini, it is actually prepared without adding it. Chill glass and shaker. I add vodka, vanilla syrup, passion fruit puree to the shaker.

I separate the protein from the yolk, pour it into a shaker with ice and shake well. I filter the contents with a strainer in a glass-saucer and add a few drops of cranberry bitter. I pour dry champagne into a separate glass.

Proportions for cooking:

• vodka – 30 ml;
• champagne – 40 ml;
• vanilla syrup – 20 ml;
• cranberry bitter – 4-5 drops;
• egg white – 1 pc;
• puree marakui – 30.

Pornstar martini is drunk as follows: first a cocktail is drunk, and then champagne is added to it.

My signature

This cocktail, experimenting, I came up with myself, by trial and error. I wanted to combine ease of preparation, budget, but at the same time preserve the memorable taste of Martini.

I consider ice to be my main “trick”, it is not simple, but frozen from peach juice.

I pour frozen peach ice cubes into the glass, then pour dry martini and tonic mixed with pear juice. Mix a little with a bar spoon and decorate with a slice of pear.

Proportions:

• dry Martini – 100 ml;
• tonic – 100 ml;
• pear juice – 100 ml;
• peach ice – a full glass.

Try to make a cocktail according to my recipe and write what happened in the comments.

How to Serve and Drink Martini Cocktails Properly

Any kind of Martini is considered an aperitif, that is, it is customary to serve it before meals. Vermouth is believed to aid digestion and improve appetite. Pure Martini is served chilled to 10-15 degrees, it is at this temperature that its taste and light aroma are revealed.

Martini cocktails are ideal for cocktail parties, receptions and romantic meetings. It is right to drink them in small sips, slowly, savoring the drink. Martini cocktails are usually served with fruits and berries: strawberries, cherries, pineapple slices, orange slices and kiwi.

As for glassware, there is a huge choice depending on the ingredients in the composition of the drink: from a cocktail glass with Martini (they are also jokingly called “Martinki”) and margaritas to highballs and rocks.

Conclusion

I shared with you my experience of making cocktails, what Martinis interfere with, what vermouth goes with, and how to drink them. Martini cocktails are for every taste: strong, light, fruity, refreshing, long. You can cook them yourself at home.

And as I already wrote at the beginning of the article, I am sharing with you what kitchen utensils can replace bar equipment tools:

• the shaker can be replaced with a jar with a closing lid;
• instead of a jigger, a regular measuring cup will do;
• madler can be replaced with a spoon or pestle with a mortar;
• using a tea strainer, you can filter cocktails if there is no strainer;
• instead of a bar spoon, you can use a long teaspoon with a volume of 5 ml.

And for today I say goodbye to you, subscribe to articles and share my experience with friends. Do not be afraid, try, experiment, create and everything will work out! But remember, drinking too much alcohol is bad for your health.