The Doctor’s Wife’s Martini Bar

(Mercy of the Fallen, page 303)

Basic Martini

  • 2 1/2 oz. gin or vodka depending on you preference.

  • Hint of dry vermouth. A guideline is 8 parts gin or vodka, to 1 part vermouth.

  • garnish with olives or cocktail onions as preferred

Dirty Martini

  • 6 fluid ounces vodka

  • 1 dash dry vermouth

  • 1 fluid ounce brine from olive jar

  • 4 stuffed green olives

In a mixing glass, combine vodka, dry vermouth, brine, and olives. Pour into a glass over ice. Either drink on the rocks, or strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Pomegranate Martini

  • Use Pom brand Pomegranate juice

  • Citron vodka

  • Simple syrup

  • Lemon

Combine 1/3 cup Pomegranate juice, 1/3 cup Citron vodka, 1 tablespoon simple syrup and stir well. Transfer to martini glass and garnish with a sliver of lemon rind.

Simple Syrup

  • 1 cup white sugar

  • 1 cup water

In a medium saucepan combine sugar and water. Bring to a boil, stirring, until sugar has dissolved. Allow to cool.

Heavenly Chocolate Martini
Serves 2

  • 1 oz. Godiva® chocolate liqueur

  • 1 oz. Godiva® white chocolate liqueur

  • 1 oz. creme de cacao

  • 1 oz. Bailey's® Irish cream

  • 1 oz. vodka

  • 2 oz. half-and-half

Pour all of the above ingredients into an ice-filled cocktail shaker. Shake well, and pour into 2 chilled martini glasses drizzled with chocolate syrup.

Variations: Chocolate Orange martini, add 1/2  oz. orange liquer; for a Chocolate Raspberry Martini, add 1/2  oz. raspberry liqueur; for a Chocolate Coconut Martini, add 1/2  oz. Malibu Rum

Espresso Martini
For all you coffee lovers out there this martini recipe is for you!

  • 1oz. vanilla vodka

  • 1oz. coffee liqueur

  • 1 shot single shot of espresso

Pour all of the above ingredients into an ice-filled cocktail shaker. Serve in chilled martini glass.