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Ingredients
Grapefruit-Basil Martini
- 3 oz. Vodka of your choice
- 8 oz. chilled pink grapefruit juice, plus additional for the glass rim
- 4 large fresh basil leaves stacked, rolled, and cut into slivers
- 2 tsp. raw sugar (can also use a splash of pomegranate juice)
- 2 tsp. colored sugar like Wilton’s (found in cake decorating section)
- ice and cocktail shaker*
Cherry-Basil Martini
- 3 oz. Vodka of your choice
- 8 oz. chilled tart cherry juice, plus additional for the glass rim
- 4 large fresh basil leaves stacked, rolled, and cut into slivers
- 2 tsp. colored sugar like Wilton’s (found in cake decorating section)
- ice and cocktail shaker*
Ingredients
Grapefruit-Basil Martini
Cherry-Basil Martini
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Instructions
- Place juice in a pourable container with lid (like a Mason jar). Add basil. Seal and refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Optional: Pour additional 1/4 cup of grapefruit or cherry juice on a small plate. Pour colored sugar into another small plate. Dip the rim of a martini glass or other cocktail glass onto small plate of grapefruit or cherry juice, then onto small plate of colored sugar several times or until sugar fills the rim of glass.
- Pour grapefruit or cherry juice/basil mixture into shaker. Add sugar or splash of pomegranate juice (for grapefruit martini) and ice. Shake. Pour into 2 sugar-rimmed cocktail glasses.
- Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
*if you don’t have a cocktail shaker, you won’t need the ice–just make sure your Vodka and juice are well chilled before mixing.
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