Appletini

Ingredients

  • 45 ml Vodka
  • 22.5 ml Sour apple liqueur e.g. Sour Puss, DeKuyper
  • 15 ml Lemon juice
  • Garnish Apple slice

Preparation

  1. Shake all ingredients with ice.
  2. Strain into a chilled martini glass. Don't know how? Pour the drink through a strainer (or the built-in strainer on your shaker) to catch the ice and any solids.
  3. Garnish with apple slice.

Origin Story

The Appletini, or apple martini, gained fame in the late 1990s as part of the cocktail renaissance, particularly in trendy bars in Los Angeles and New York City. Its sweet and fruity profile appealed to a new generation of cocktail drinkers.

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Seen in

  • Zoolander 2001

    The bright green Appletini epitomizes the early-2000s cocktail culture satirized in this comedy.