Apple Martini
Muddle; Shake ∙ 4 min ∙ 9.9% ABV ∙
The Apple Martini is a shaken vodka sour of muddled green apple and rosemary, lemon juice, sugar syrup, and aloe juice, served up in a martini glass.
Ingredients
1
Servings
Garnish
Instructions for 1 serving
- Pre-chill a glass
- In the base of the shaker, muddle: Green apple 80 gRosemary fresh 5 g
- Add the remaining ingredients: Vodka 50 mlLemon juice 30 mlSugar syrup 20 mlAloe juice 20 ml
- Shake with ice
- Fine strain into the chilled glass
- Garnish with an apple wedge
Tips
- Muddle the apple and rosemary firmly for about 15 seconds before the liquids go in; skimp on it and the drink tastes flat.
- Shake hard with plenty of ice for a full 15 seconds so the apple pulp and aloe juice blend smoothly, then fine strain to catch the fibers.
History
The Apple Martini, also called the Appletini, is generally traced to Lola's, a martini bar in West Hollywood, California. There bartender Adam Karsten combined Ketel One vodka with DeKuyper Sour Apple Pucker schnapps after the bar's owner wanted a way to use up stock of both bottles. Sources differ on the year: some date it to 1996, others to the summer of 1997, often tied to a Fourth of July gathering. It was first called the Adam's Apple Martini after its creator before the shortened name took hold.
Some writers trace the concept back to a 1972 Smirnoff magazine advertisement for the Adam's Apple, just vodka and apple juice, though that was not a martini-style cocktail. Lola's version, garnished with a lemon-soaked apple slice, became a bar signature and is widely credited with helping spark a trend of flavored vodka martinis. This recipe replaces the schnapps with fresh muddled green apple, rosemary, and aloe juice.
