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An easy and delicious recipe for a low-FODMAP Key Lime Pie flavored martini and a list of safe cocktails for a low-FODMAP diet by Dr Rachel Pauls

Low-FODMAP Martini -Key Lime Pie ‘Skinny’ Martini

vodka

vanilla

juice

full fat coconut milk, canned or coconut cream

While any flavor of jam would work in this dangerously drinkable concoction, we love orange marmalade.

Breakfast Martini

tbsp. Lillet Blanc

orange marmalade

lemon juice

Celebrate the season with this creamy and festive Snowflake Peppermint Cocktail.  It&#x27;s the perfect winter cocktail to make all of your dreams of a white Christmas come true!

Snowflake Peppermint Cocktail

vanilla vodka

half and half

peppermint schnapps

sugar (optional)

peppermint stick for garnish (optional)

Pour sugar on a small plate. Wet the...

Pour sugar on a small plate. Wet the rim of a double old-fashioned or martini glass.  Dip rim of the glass in the sugar.

Fill a cocktail shaker with ice and add...

Fill a cocktail shaker with ice and add vodka, half and half and schnapps. Cover cocktail shaker and shake for 20-30 seconds; strain into glass. (I like to add a large square ice cube, but it's optional)

Enjoy!

Learn how to make this classic coffee cocktail. Our easy recipe uses freshly brewed espresso, a dash of coffee liqueur and a simple sugar syrup.

Espresso Martini

golden caster sugar

milliliters espressocoffee

coffee liqueur(we used Kahlua)

coffee beans(optional)

Espresso martini

Start by making the sugar syrup. Put the caster sugar in a small pan over a medium heat and pour in 50ml water. Stir, and bring to the boil.

Turn off the heat and allow the mixture to cool. Put 2 <a href="https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/martini">martini</a> glasses in the fridge to chill.

Once the sugar syrup is cold, pour 1 tbsp into a cocktail shaker along with a handful of ice, the vodka, espresso and coffee liqueur. Shake until the outside of the cocktail shaker feels icy cold.

Strain into the chilled glasses. Garnish each one with coffee beans if you like.

Lychee Martini

Ice cubes

lychee juice

vermouth

lychees,

In a cocktail shaker filled with ice add vodka, lychee juice and vermouth. Shake until chilled. Pour into 2 martini glasses and garnish with lychees.

Ran across some fresh lychees in Trader Joe's this afternoon and bought them, really not knowing what to expect. I've only had canned lychees in the past and was completely unimpressed. The fresh ones are lovely and delicate. I muddled 4 lychees in the bottom of a cocktail shaker and ended up with quite a bit of juice. I used another fresh lychee for garnish. The rest of the recipe was unchanged. I used 3 ounces of vodka and a splash of dry vermouth. It is very florally and slightly sweet with a bit of a grapefruit undertone. The flavor is a bit like St. Germaine if you've ever had that. This is a lovely little martini with a slightly sweet and unique flavor.

Lychee Martini's are great. What I do is take the juice of the canned Lychee,in a pot add water to double the amount of liquid, add some of the fruit and sugar.  Reduce the liquid until you get the desired lychee flavor that you like best. I make a large batch ahead of time and place in refrigerator. No martini should be server warm or watered down.   

Perfect. Absolutely perfect. Balanced; not sweet, not liquor-y. But you'll definitely run out of lychee juice before running out of lychee fruit. So use 3 or even 4 lychees per drink. And *definitely* use Thai lychees, not Chinese lychees. And use decent vodka (I used Ketel One with great results).

Yummy! Tried this at home with friends and it turned out great!   A few takeaways: 1. Lychee juice we used was the syrup from the canned lychee. Canned lychees are easy to find at Asian grocery stoes and are about 1.99/can. 2. This is an asian fruit so most of my friends were not aware of what a lychee is and didn't like the texture and didn't eat the garnish. 3. But since most of my friends were new to lychees, most people were trying a lychee martini for the first time and really liked the flavor. My girl friend had a lychee martini once before and paid $13 for it so making this at home is a better alternative.

Most times when I make a cocktail at home I am disappointed because it just doesn't taste like one made by a professional bartender. This was an exception! It was a perfect balance of alcohol and lychee flavor. Thank you so much, especially since not all bartenders will make this drink.

This classic (stirred!) martini recipe might only need three ingredients—gin, vermouth, and a lemon twist—but to really master it, technique is everything.

Classic Martini Recipe

Beefeater gin

Noilly Prat dry vermouth

lemon

Even if you’re thinking to yourself, but I already know how to make a martini, you may want to keep reading anyway. This martini recipe is proof that sometimes the simplest things are actually the hardest to master. It might only need three ingredients—gin, vermouth, and a lemon twist—but fewer variables means that each one is very important to the final result. Technique is everything here.
Speaking of, we suggest stirring this martini 50 times in a rapid circular motion (preferably with a bar spoon) before straining it into your cup. Sounds specific, but we’re aiming for three things here: cohesion of ingredients; proper dilution; and a perfectly chilly temperature—all of which lead to a better, more nuanced flavor profile overall and consistency between batches. Why not shake it? Because we’re only mixing spirit-based ingredients (gin and vermouth), you don’t “need” the force of the shake to integrate them the way you would if other non-booze-based elements (such as citrus, egg white, etc.) were present, and it gives you more control over the temperature and dilution. But if it’s still your preference, by all means, shake away! Oh, and if olives are more your speed, try this recipe instead.
Editor’s note: This recipe was originally published March 24, 2015.

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Holding a large (preferably 1") cube of ice in the palm of your hand, use the back of a stirring spoon to crack it into large pieces; place in a mixing glass. Repeat with enough ice to fill glass. Add gin and vermouth and, using a bar spoon, rapidly stir 50 times in a circular motion (the outside of the shaker will become very cold and frosty).

Strain martini through a Hawthorne strainer (or a large slotted spoon) into a chilled Nick and Nora glass. Strain any excess cocktail into a sidecar set over ice (or a small glass in a bowl of ice).

Using a small serrated knife, remove a 1" piece of peel from lemon; it should be stiff enough to provide some resistance (some white pith is okay). Twist peel over drink to express oils, then rub around rim of glass. Float peel, yellow side up, in martini.

Coffee and chocolate-flavoured Baileys go together to create this fashionable mocha martini drink.

Baileys chocolate martini recipe

Baileys Chocolat Luxe liqueur

milliliters Smirnoff Red Vodka

espresso

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Mix up this flamboyant martini with Chambord liqueur. You can also customise the cocktail by using vanilla vodka, or by adding a splash of champagne or prosecco

French martini

Chambord liqueur

pineapple juice

pineapple wedge, to serve

Shake the vodka, Chambord and pineapple juice with ice really hard until the pineapple juice froths up a bit, then strain into the glass. Garnish with the pineapple wedge.

Pomegranate Cosmos

(16 ounces) good vodka (recommended: Stolichnaya

(8 ounces) orange liqueur (recommended: Cointreau)

(8 ounces) pomegranate juice (recommended: Pom Wonderful)

lime juice (3 limes)

Lime peel strips,

Combine the vodka, orange liqueur, pomegranate juice, and lime juice in a pitcher and refrigerate until ready to use. Pour the mixture into frozen martini glasses with a twist of lime peel and serve immediately.

I added one additional cup of pomegranate juice and 1/2 cup lime juice to this recipe and shook it in a cocktail shaker with ice. Then strained it into a glass with a few ice cubes. Added pomegranate seeds, a half slice dehydrated mandarin orange and a rosemary sprig. It was still a little strong but delicious and everyone enjoyed! Thanks Ina!

The best martini/cosmo recipe around! Not too sweet with just the right amount of tart, this drink receives rave reviews!

I love making this drink to kick off the weekend. It is on the tart side but I think it's still really good. 

Is the drink suppose to be bitter? I used Grand Marnier, Pom Pom pomegranate juice, Absolute and fresh lemon juice versus limes. I had to add grenadine to take the bitter edge off. What did I mess up?

Really good!!  I made as shown.  Fresh squeezed lime juice, shaken with ice and served very cold is the key.  I added a few pomegranate seeds in the glass for a nice touch.ddc

Off the chart fabulous.  Everyone who has had it wants more.

I Love Cosmopolitans. However, I really LOVE these. Fabulous!

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With all that pomegranate juice, these Cosmos may actually be good for you.

This Berry Watermelon Limeade Martini is made with homemade berry watermelon limeade, vodka, and St. Germain and is the perfect cocktail recipe for chilling out this summer season.

Berry Watermelon Limeade Martini

berry watermelon limeade (strained)

St. Germain liqueur

Lime wedge

Strawberry, lime slice,

In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, add the berry watermelon limeade, vodka, St. Germain, and juice from a lime wedge. Shake vigorously.

Strain into a martini glass and garnish with your choice of a fresh strawberry, lime slice, or watermelon wedge.

Make an easy vodka martini with our simple recipe for an elegant party tipple. Serve your cool cocktail with an olive or a twist of lemon peel

Vodka martini

dry vermouth

olive or lemon peel,

Stir the vodka, dry vermouth and a little ice together or put them in a cocktail shaker to combine.

Strain into a chilled martini glass. Serve with an olive on a cocktail stick or a twist of lemon peel.

This easy passion fruit cocktail is bursting with zingy flavours and is perfect for celebrating with friends. Top with prosecco for a special tipple

Passion fruit martini

passion fruits (they should have a crinkly appearance), halved

milliliters passoa

lime juice

tbsp sugar syrup

prosecco

Scoop the seeds from one of the passion fruits into the glass of a cocktail shaker, add the vodka, passoa, lime juice and sugar syrup. Add a handful of ice and shake well, strain into 2 martini glasses, top up with prosecco, then add half a passion fruit to each. Serve immediately.

Gin or vodka? Tucci’s recipe allows for either, depending on your mood. Just make sure it’s stirred, never shaken.

Stanley Tucci’s Martini

Lemon twist or olives (for serving)

“Too many people say too many things, and I wish they’d stop,” says actor Stanley Tucci about the origins of the martini. “The only thing that matters is that the martini exists.” Here Tucci shares his recipe for his ideal martini, the way he’s been drinking it for ages: gin or vodka (each has its time and place) with just a whiff of vermouth, stirred not shaken. It’s “the quintessence of elegance that we all aspire to and believe we acquire when we drink one.”

Fill a glass beaker or cocktail shaker with ice and pour in vermouth. Stir 15 seconds, then let sit 30 seconds. Stir again, then strain out and discard vermouth. Pour gin into beaker and stir 30 seconds. Let sit 30 seconds, then stir again 30 seconds. Let sit another 30 seconds, then stir again quickly. Strain cocktail into a chilled glass. Garnish with a lemon twist or olives. Drink it. Become a new person.

A classic dry martini cocktail made with gin and vermouth and stirred with ice. 

Classic Dry Martini

London dry gin,

dry vermouth, preferably Noilly Prat

olive

The classic martini cocktail starts with gin and dry vermouth. Stir the cocktail with ice until well chilled—the outside of the glass should get cold, too. You can use a wide range of gins and vermouths here; keep tasting until you find your favorite. Be sure to use a fresh bottle of vermouth and keep any leftovers in your fridge.

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In mixing glass or cocktail shaker filled with ice, combine gin and vermouth. Stir well, about 30 seconds, then strain into martini glass. Garnish with olive or lemon twist and serve.

A festive cranberry twist on a lemon drop martini recipe, using a homemade cranberry syrup for a bit of sweetness. Light, fruity and festive!

Cranberry Lemon Drop Martini

cranberries

water

C sugar

C cranberry simple syrup (from above)

C lemon juice

C vodka

ice (for shaking)

Coarsely chop the cranberries and place in a medium saucepan with water. Simmer the cranberries for 20 minutes.

Gently mash the cranberries and strain through cheesecloth or a fine strainer (you should have about 1 cup of juice, add more water if not).

Place the juice back in the saucepan with 1 cup of sugar. Bring to a boil and immediately remove from heat. Set aside to cool.

Fill a shaker halfway with large chunks of ice. Add in 2 oz (1/4 cup) of each the cranberry simple syrup, lemon juice, and vodka.

Shake until mixed and chilled well, and pour into a martini glass. Enjoy immediately!

Cooking Channel serves up this Gianluca's Cioccolatini: Chocolate Martini recipe from David Rocco plus many other recipes at CookingChannelTV.com

Gianluca's Cioccolatini: Chocolate Martini

pear, halved

Bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped

fluid ounces 59 ml vodka

fluid ounces 44 ml chocolate liqueur

Chocolate Martini Recipe - Gianluca's Cioccolatini : Cooking Channel

Rub the rim of a martini glass with a pear half, wetting the rim. Then dip the rim of the martini glass in the finely chopped chocolate. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice, vodka, and chocolate liqueur. Shake vigorously. Strain the liquid into the prepared martini glass. Serve immediately.

This is simple and really good! love the pear essence on the rim with the grated chocolate

Pink Gin Martini

cubes,

pink gin

grapefruit rind,

Geoffrey Zakarian makes his Pink Gin Martini, as seen on The Kitchen, season 30.

In a cocktail shaker, combine the ice, gin and vermouth. Shake until chilled, then strain into 2 chilled martini glasses. Squeeze the oils out of each grapefruit rind into the martinis and garnish each glass with a rind. Serve immediately.

Sidecar Cocktails

Sugar

Cognac brandy

Triple Sec

Maraschino cherries

If you want to frost the glasses, dip the rim or 4 martini glasses in a shallow plate of lemon juice and then in the sugar. Allow to dry for 15 minutes.

Combine the Cognac, Triple Sec, and lemon juice in a pitcher. Pour some into a cocktail shaker with ice, shake well and pour into the glasses. Garnish with a cherry or lemon peel.

First of all, I love Ina and her recipes.  Made this to spice up cocktail hour and it was a hit. Very flavorful; other posters are correct, it packs a punch.

Makes a great Side Car.  Pleasant, slightly sweet and definitely high octane.  I have converted hard core Martini and Whisky drinkers with these.

I made this drink for my hubby for our Valentines day dinner. He loved it and so did I.I chilled the glass in  the freezer, rimmed it with sugar and decorated it with a slice of lemon. 

My husband prepared this drink to serve 20 adults as a house drink for Thanksgiving Dinner - doubling/tripling/quadrupling it.  We served it in a punch bowl, and garnished the punch cups with lemon/sugar rim in advance, and skewers of marinated dried cherries. Also froze lemon slices in decorative ice molds to keep the punch chilled.  We handed each adult a drink as they arrived - everyone loved it and it got the party going!

Made these last night. Absolutely delicious and the cherries made it even tastier!

Too bad VERY FEW bartenders actually make this well.  I can't tell you how many times I've quoted this recipe at a restaurant...  it's so tasty!  Thanks for sharing a classic Ina.

Great cocktail. Made these last weekend for a dinner party using our barmaid to rim them with some fresh lemon sugar.  So good! Everyone loved this drink. I agree with anbzocher_5292200 that this is a dangerous cocktail and a DD is a must.  Thanks for the great recipe! 

Oh, so very lethal.  Feels very 50s to be drinking these.  Went to a party where this was served and while an accomplished, ahem, drinker - do not remember going home!  Did not see this coming, kept getting another one.  Glad for designated drivers!

Made these for company last week.  Already had placed simple syrup (my addition) and freshly squeezed lemon juice in sealed containers in frig.  Frosted glasses and mixed drinks quickly....wow...were they refreshing and perfect for a summer night in the south!   Will definitely make often.  Thanks Ina!  Youre the best !! 

This chocolate peppermint martini is the perfect Christmas cocktail! Make for your holiday gatherings or for a tasty cocktail with Christmas dinner.

Chocolate Peppermint Martini

chocolate

oz peppermint vodka

oz light cream

tsp cocoa powder (or hot chocolate mix)

chocolate syrup

oz chocolate bark (1/2 a brick)

candy cane (smashed)

Crush the candy cane with a kitchen mallet or rolling pin and place in a small bowl that is wide enough for the rim of your martini glasses to dip into.  Melt your chocolate in the microwave in a small bowl, heating for 30 seconds, then stirring, then reheating as needed in 30 second increments.  Delicately swirl your martini glass edge through the melted chocolate.  Immediately run the martini glass rim through the crushed peppermint to allow it to stick to the rim of the glass.  Set aside for the chocolate to dry as you prepare your cocktails.

In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, add your chocolate liquor, cream, peppermint vodka, cocoa powder and chocolate syrup. Shake well and then taste to adjust the flavoring, as needed.

Pour the cocktail into your decorated martini glass.

If you'd like a little swirl on top, carefully pour some cream in a swirl shape overtop of the martini and then drag a toothpick or skewer through the design to make it even more decorative.

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All you dessert martini lovers definitely need to check out this Mint Chocolate Martini. This super tasty mint and whipped cream martini combines creme de cacao, creme de menthe, whipped cream vodka, and half &#038; half, and is garnished with whipped cream, chocolate shavings, and mint leaves for maximum mint dessert drink action.

Mint Chocolate Martini

(30 milliliters) Whipped Cream Vodka

(15 milliliters) Creme De Cacao

(15 milliliters) Creme De Menthe

Whipped Cream, Chocolate Shavings, Mint Leaves

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Are you ready for the Chocolate Covered Strawberry Martini, 'cause this dessert cocktail is going to blow your mind. This little chocolate boozy drink mixes strawberry vodka, dark chocolate liqueur, white creme de cacao, half and half, chocolate syrup, strawberries, and chocolate shavings into an ultra-delicious way to get your buzz on while enjoying all the glories of dessert.

Chocolate Covered Strawberry Martini

(30 milliliters) Strawberry Vodka

½ oz. (45 milliliters) Dark Chocolate Liqueur

½ oz. (45 milliliters) White Creme De Cacao

Chocolate Syrup

Chocolate Shavings

Strawberries

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What a great dessert to serve for guests!  Perfect for a special occasion brunch or luncheon.

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