WHAT IS MARTINI?
Martini is a quintessential alcohol-based cocktail that is made from gin and vermouth (dry white wine), either shaken or stirred with ice and strained into a chilled martini glass. Squeezed lemon oil from the lemon peel and garnished with lemon peel and olives.
JAMES BOND AND MARTINI
I don’t think I am just speaking for myself here that James Bond pops immediately into my head when thinking of Martinis. Fun fact – the books actually say “stirred and not shaken” but the movies thought it sounded better to say “shaken and not stirred”. Brb just off to re-watch …
WHAT IS NON-ALCOHOLIC GREEN APPLE MARTINI/APPLETINI
Green apple martini is a non-alcoholic version of Apple Martini which is super easy to prepare. This delicious and satisfying non-alcoholic or virgin green apple martini is prepared with green apple, simple syrup and sparkling water or lemonade.
SERVING SUGGESTIONS
Impress your friends and family by making a mocktail to celebrate any simple get-together at home, anniversaries, showers, or Valentine’s day. You know what? Why just not relax with this Virgin Appletini and picture yourself swinging in a hammock sipping away at a luxurious beach holiday!
INGREDIENTS
Green apples – I have used Granny Smith for garnishing Apple juice Lemon Juice Sparkling water same as club soda or fizzy water Simple syrup Ice cubes I have made a few changes in making this mocktail as life got hectic during the holiday season, so instead of boiling apples with sugar, I simply used cold-pressed apple juice and lemon and lime sparkling water which was sweetened.
HOW TO MAKE NON-ALCOHOLIC GREEN APPLE MARTINI
Did I mention that this is so easy to make? Very easy! Combine all the ingredients except green apples in a cocktail shaker, shake well and strain into a fine-mesh into the martini glass. Garnish it with green apple slice (do not add ice) sit back and enjoy. Turn off the heat and let the mixture cooled down completely. In a cocktail shaker add the mixture, club soda and ice. Shake very well and strain through a fine-mesh strainer. Pour into a martini glass, top it up with a green apple slice and serve. Hibiscus, Rose and Basil Seeds Sharbat Homemade Clove and Mint Ginger Beer Virgin Mixed Berry Caipirinha Do you like to read our blog? Then don’t forget to sign up for email updates to get new recipes delivered right to your inbox. You can find us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and Google+. So follow us if you can. We would love to keep in touch with you all:) If you make this recipe, please don’t forget to click a picture and hashtag it #jcookingodyssey. We really want to see 🙂
