ORANGE MARTINI
2 measures Three Olives
orange vodka
½ measure orange juice
½ measure Triple Sec
Splash of 7-up
ORANGE MARTINI at night,
drinker’s delight was what I found out tonight. I met my friend Terri for a
little cocktail and dinner at a place called Burgers 2 Beer and challenged the
bartender to make me a yummy cocktail that I hadn’t tried yet. After a short
interview and brainstorming session, he came up with an ORANGE MARTINI.
To make it, he used Three
Olives orange vodka, but he gave me three other choices of orange flavored
vodkas he could use — there is no shortage. He put the vodka, along with orange
juice, triple sec, and 7-up into a cocktail shaker. He added ice, shook it well
and strained the lovely concoction into a martini glass, garnishing with a
slice of orange.
When it comes to orange
juice, I can take it or leave it. But after one sip of the ORANGE MARTINI, I
was in love and wouldn’t leave it for all the other martinis combined. It was
uber-refreshing and I couldn’t taste the alcohol at all. It tasted like
high-quality orange juice and would be good for a tailgating morning. Terri had
a pear martini and, though it was good, I liked my ORANGE MARTINI better. There
was no order envy on either party’s part. And as the conversation turned to
pie-flavored martinis, I started looking forward to a fun fall.
Drink Up^
Cocktail Connie
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