Pineapple and Cardamom Martini
Muddle; Shake ∙ 4 min ∙ 14.9% ABV ∙
The Pineapple and Cardamom Martini is vodka, pineapple juice and sugar syrup shaken with muddled green cardamom and strained up into a martini glass.
Ingredients
1
Servings
Garnish
Instructions for 1 serving
- Pre-chill a glass
- In the base of the shaker, muddle: Green cardamom pods 3 pcs
- Add the remaining ingredients: Vodka 60 mlPineapple juice 45 mlSugar syrup 10 ml
- Shake with ice and fine strain into the chilled glass
- Garnish with a pineapple wedge
Tips
- Muddle the cardamom pods just enough to crack them open before adding the vodka, pineapple juice and syrup.
- Fine-strain carefully so no husks or seed fragments reach the glass.
History
The Pineapple and Cardamom Martini is credited to English bartender Henry Besant, who created it in 2002 at The Lonsdale, the Notting Hill cocktail bar he ran in London. Besant had worked with Dick Bradsell at the Chelsea bar Dome before taking charge of The Lonsdale, which won a Time Out Bar of the Year award under his management.
The drink pairs muddled green cardamom pods with pineapple juice and vodka in a vodka martini format, part of the wave of fruit- and spice-infused "martini" riffs that emerged from London's cocktail scene in the early 2000s.
FAQ
Does cardamom go well with pineapple?
Yes. Cardamom's warm, citrusy spice suits pineapple's sweetness. In this martini the pods are muddled first, before the vodka and pineapple juice go into the shaker.
What is a martini with pineapple juice called?
Usually just a "martini": in the early 2000s London bars put that name on a whole wave of fruit- and spice-infused vodka drinks. With muddled cardamom pods, this one is the Pineapple and Cardamom Martini, shaken and strained into a chilled martini glass.
