Candy Cane Martini

A sweet delight with a literal twist

Ever want to drink a refreshing or sweet drink but make it look like you’re drinking a super strong one? Well, you’ll get your wish with this Candy Cane Martini, but don’t be fooled, this is also VERY strong.

Just scratching the surface…

I have mentioned before, my belief that cocktailing is an art in itself and deserves as much credit as culinary. I have, in full disclosure, not become an artist of cocktailing. I’ve begun to scratch the surface and, I will say, it is so fun. It’s playing with flavours and their combinations and nuances. Like cooking, I’ve made some pretty nice drinks and I’ve made some pretty average drinks, but sometimes I come up short.

The first try at this drink was nearly 3x sugar and 1/2 mint. It took several tries (and one wobbly late evening), but this is my very refreshing take on a clear, martini-looking-candy-cane-martini. Or should I say the martini-part… I also love rimming the glass with crushed candy cane… takes away the illusion that you’re drinking straight martinis, but hey, candy canes are tasty! No Christmas tree is complete without them and neither is your Christmas-y cocktail 🙂

I’m excited to hear some feedback on this one once you all try it at home!

Shaken or stirred?

James Bond made things confusing….

Traditionally, the rule of thumb in cocktail is that if you are mixing a bunch of clears together, keep them clear! If you’re mixing in with juice or anything opaque, go ahead and shake it.

In this instance, you’re fine to shake it, but in order to keep your martini looking nice, crisp and clear, you should stir it! Shaking clear spirits agitates and introduces bubbles, so once poured will come out cloudy (which I will admit I did on the first batch, before switching to my beaker for the second).

Ian Flemming, through James Bond, as it turns out, was playing a cruel joke on everyone trying to be like Bond.

Candy Cane Martini

The sweetest, mintiest, tastiest candy cane martini you will ever experience. (definitely the sweetest…but you can't legally pour 5 oz of booze, so what else am I supposed to do?)

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Prep Time 3 mins

Course Drinks

Cuisine French

Servings 1

Calories 220 kcal

Equipment

• basic cocktail equipment

Ingredients

  

• 2 oz vodka drink local!
• 1 oz peppermint schnapps
• ½ oz creme de cacao
• ½ oz simple syrup (1:1 ratio)

Instructions

 

Rim Glass

• On one plate, crush several candy canes into small pieces.
• On a separate plate, pour out a small amount of simple syrup.
• Gently slide martini glass rim through the simple syrup, coating around the rim.
• While still tacky, take coated glass through candy cane crumb stack.

Cocktail mixing

• Combine ingredients into breaker or shaker.
• Dump in tons of ice and stir until a light condensation develops on beaker, 20-30 seconds. (Remember, shaker will not produce clear drink, so choose at your discretion)
• Strain directly into rimmed martini glass. Oh man, you will enjoy.

Notes

Heads up, this is a larger serving than is normally allowed in licensed establishments, containing 3.5 oz of liquor. 1 1/2 oz. are lower alcohol, but I just don’t want to get anyone in trouble. 

Keyword candy cane, Christmas Cocktail, Christmas Cocktails, Cocktail, dessert martini, martini, mint, peppermint

More Christmas-y cocktails:

• Terry’s Chocolate Orange Old Fashioned

More coming soon…

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