KEY LIME PIE MARTINI

KEY LIME PIE MARTINI

1 measure Licor 43

½ measure vodka

½ measure half & half

½ measure lime juice

Crushed graham crackers for the rim

Tonight's cocktail is for my mother-in-law Joan in honor of Mother-in-Law's Day which was this past Sunday. I'm lucky to have a wonderful mother-in-law who is always fun to share a cocktail with. She is a great baker of pies and one of her best is key lime pie, so I just had to see what the cocktail version was like.

To make the KEY LIME PIE MARTINI, I started by crushing some graham crackers on a small plate, I then rimmed a martini glass with a slice of lime and dipped it in the glass. Next, I put the ingredients listed above into a cocktail shaker, added ice, shook it well and strained it into the glass. I garnished with a slice of lime and took in the luscious aroma.

The KEY LIME PIE MARTINI is a must for anyone who loves their key lime. Hubby loves his mom's key lime pie and said the cocktail tasted just like he was eating a piece of it. And while key lime is not my favorite pie, I delighted in every sip of my cocktail and was sad when it was gone. Of course, it was sour, but it was also smooth and subtly sweet. The KEY LIME PIE MARTINI confirmed for me that Licor 43 is the stuff of Gods. Licor 43 is a perfectly balanced, vanilla flavor liqueur from Spain. The mini-beer I had in April used Licor 43 and it is still one of my favorite cocktails of the year. I may not be able to bake like my mother-in-law, but at least I can make a good cocktail!

Drink Up^

Cocktail Connie