The citrus flavor with the fresh raspberries creates a sweet, fruity combination that is perfect for those who like their cocktails bordering on candy-like!
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4th of July – Star Spangled Martini
- Total Time: 10 mins
- Yield: 1
Description
A true salute to the red, white, and blue, The Star Spangled Martini combines muddled raspberry, citrus vodka, blue curacao, and a white sugar rim.
Ingredients
Units
- 4-5 muddled raspberries
- 2 oz {1 1/2 shots} of citrus vodka
- 1/2 oz of lemonade
- 1 oz blue curacao
- For Rim: Granulated sugar
Instructions
- Dip the rim of a martini glass in a shallow dish of water, then into granulated sugar to create the sparkly rim.
- Carefully muddle the raspberries in the glass, crushing until broken down. {Alternatively, you can do this in a sturdier glass and transfer the raspberries over to the martini glass with a spoon.}
- In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, combine citrus vodka and lemonade. Shake until frosty and pour over raspberries.
- Hold a spoon upside down over the glass close to the liquid. Carefully and slowly pour chilled blue curacao over the back of the spoon. It should create a separate layer on top of the vodka.
- Serve immediately.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
Dianna, do you think this would work with frozen raspberries? Making it for a birthday next weekend.
Frozen work fine here since they get muddled anyway. Thaw them and drain off the juice first, otherwise the extra liquid muddies the layer and the curacao will not sit on top the way it should.