Martini Madness

Maybe you aren’t into the basketball games, but who isn’t interested in a delicious martini? Here are four recipes to try at home, whether you need something to sip while you’re cheering on your team, drowning your sorrow at your bracket failures, or are ignoring the games altogether! Just shake ingredients with ice and strain into a martini glass!

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1. Pisco Eden: 1 1/2 oz Blueberry Vodka, 1 oz Sour Mix, 1/2 oz Pisco, Splash of Grenadine (find at Lebanese Taverna)
2. Midnight Espresso: Caramel sauce (use a squeeze bottle to decorate inside the glass), 2 oz Van Gogh 2x Espresso Vodka, 1 oz Creme de cacao Light, 1 oz Stoli Vanilla Vodka, 1 oz Bailey’s irish Cream, 1/2 oz espresso, and for garnish, dollop of whipped cream and 1 chocolate espresso bean (find at American Tap Room)
3. French Martini: 1 1/2 oz Absolute Vodka, 3/4 oz Chambord Liquor, 3/4 oz Bacardi Limon Rum, 1/4 oz pineapple juice, garnish with orange twist (find at Cafe Deluxe)
4. Pink Grapefruit Blossom: Sugar rim, 2 oz Belvedere Pink Grapefruit Vodka, 1/2 oz St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur, splash of fresh squeezed pink grapefruit juice, splash of simple syrup, garnish with grapefruit segment (find at Mussel Bar)

Plus, if you are in the DC area, you can head to Bethesda Row restaurants between March 1 and 31 for a happy hour martini all this month – just visit here for the participating restaurants and then vote here for your favorite martini! You could win a $500 dining certificate! Score!