Do you like your Martini dry, dirty, shaken, or stirred? Once you have mastered the traditional serve and learned how to make the ideal martini, try it with a tropical twist, a hit of coffee, or a delicate tea infusion. These stylish drinks are perfect for a day with friends. 

50/50 Martini

Recipe by - Saveur.com

50/50 Martini, source: Saveur.com

The classic 50/50 martini recipe is made with equal parts spirit and fortified wine. This version, from San José’s Paper Plane, swaps half of the traditional vermouth with fragrant, dry, and nutty Amontillado sherry.

Ingredients:

• 1½ oz. Japanese or London dry gin (Try London Dry Gin by Sipsmith, gold medallist at the Bartender Spirits Awards 2021)
• ¾ oz. Amontillado sherry
• ¾ oz. blanc or Bianco vermouth 
• 2 dashes of orange bitters
• Lemon twist, for garnish

In a mixing glass filled with ice, add the gin, sherry, vermouth, and bitters. Stir until well-chilled, then strain into a martini glass or coupe and garnish with a lemon twist. 

S’mores Martini

Recipe by - Urban Matter

S’mores Martini, source: Urban Matter

Satisfy your sweet tooth with this s’mores martini - perfect for a summer netflix-and-chill evening. 

Ingredients:

• 1-ounce vodka (such as Cylinder Vodka, Vodka of the year at the Bartender Spirits Awards 2021)
• 1 ounce Drambuie
• 1 ounce Godiva chocolate liqueur 
• 2 ounces heavy cream
• 1 tsp honey

Rim a martini glass with marshmallow fluff, then sprinkle with crushed graham cracker. Combine the first three ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake until frothy strain into the rimmed martini glass. Pour the heavy cream and honey into the shaker and shake until well combined, then gently spoon on top of the cocktail.

French martini

Recipe by - BBC Good Food

French Martini, source: BBC Good Food

The French martini is a tropical twist on the traditional recipe. Use Chambord and pineapple juice to create this dreamy pink-hued drink. You can also easily customize it by using vanilla vodka or adding a splash of champagne or prosecco. The champagne not only adds a fun element of fizz but also a nice level of dryness.

Ingredients:

• 40ml vodka (Try Nykur Premium Organic Vodka, gold medallist at the Bartender Spirits Awards 2021)
• 20 ml Chambord liqueur 
• 60ml pressed pineapple juice
• pineapple wedge, to serve

Shake the vodka, Chambord, and pineapple juice with ice really hard until the pineapple juice froths up a bit, then strain into the glass. Garnish with the pineapple wedge.

Classic Martini

Recipe by - Martha Stewart

Classic Martini, source: Martha Stewart

Shaken or stirred? Vodka or gin? The classic martini can be varied according to your tastes and garnished. Try it with vermouth-soaked olives. Martha made this recipe on Cooking School episode 403.

Ingredients:

• 4 cups vodka or gin (Try Green Hat Gin Citrus Floral, Gin of the year at the Bartender Spirits Awards 2021)
• 1/4 cup dry vermouth 
• Ice cubes 
• Cocktail olives, caper berries, or cocktail onions for garnish

Shake or stir 1/2 cup vodka or gin and 1 1/2 teaspoons vermouth in an ice-filled shaker. Strain into a chilled martini glass and garnish with olives, caper berries, or onions. Repeat with remaining vodka or gin and vermouth.

Whipped Coffee Martini

Recipe by - 3 Yummy Tummies

Whipped Coffee Martini, source: 3 Yummy Tummies

This Whipped Coffee Martini has a creamy topping made by mixing instant coffee, sugar, and water. The addition of vanilla vodka and Kahlua with a dusting of cocoa powder makes it a delectable treat.

Ingredients:

• 4 tsp. instant coffee granules
• 4 tsp. sugar
• 4 tsp. warm water
• 1.5 oz. vanilla vodka 
• 1.5 oz. Kahlua 
• 3 oz. milk 
• 1 c. ice
• 1/8 tsp cocoa powder (optional)

In a small bowl, beat together coffee, sugar, and warm water until thickened and the mixture lightens in color. In a cocktail shaker, add vodka, Kahlua milk, and ice. Shake vigorously until the mixture is chilled. Strain alcohol mixture into a martini glass and top with whipped coffee. Lightly sprinkle with cocoa powder.  Lightly stir to combine and enjoy.

Dirty Martini

Recipe by - Love to Know

Dirty Martini, source: Love to Know

Some folks like their martinis dirty; this means the brine from the olives is added to the drink, giving it a dirty look.

Ingredients

• 2½ ounces London dry gin or premium vodka (Try Blackstorm Ultra Premium Vodka, gold medallist at the Bartender Spirits Awards 2021)
• ½ ounce dry vermouth 
• Splash of olive juice 
• Ice 
• Stuffed olive 

Chill a martini glass.  In a cocktail shaker, combine the gin or vodka and vermouth.  Add the ice and stir for about one minute.  Add the olive juice.  Shake for 10 seconds. Strain into the chilled glass. Garnish with the stuffed olive.

Espresso Martini

Recipe by - Liquor.com

Espresso Martini, source: Liquor.com

This cocktail really isn't a Martini at all, but the combination of vodka, coffee liqueur, espresso or cold-brew concentrate, and simple syrup, created by bartender Dick Bradsell in the 1980s, is such a popular drink that everyone should know how to make it.

Ingredients:

• 2 ounces vodka (Try Aupale Vodka, gold medallist at the Bartender Spirits Awards 2021)
• 1/2 ounce coffee liqueur (usually Kahlúa)
• 1-ounce espresso, freshly brewed (or cold brew concentrate)
• 1/2 ounce simple syrup
• Garnish: coffee beans

Add vodka, coffee liqueur, espresso, and simple syrup to a shaker filled with ice and shake until well-chilled. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with 3 coffee beans.

Pecan Pie Martini

Recipe by - Delish

Pecan Pie Martini, source: Delish

This martini might look innocent, but trust us, it's strong. 

Ingredients:

For the garnish

• 3 tbsp. caramel, microwaved until pourable
• 1/4 c. toasted chopped pecans
• Cool Whip, for garnish
• 3 whole pecans for garnish
• Sprinkle of cinnamon for garnish

For cocktail

• 6 oz. rumchata
• 6 oz. creme de cocoa
• 3 oz. bourbon (Try Molly Brown Bourbon, silver medallist at the Bartender Spirits Awards 2021)
• Ice

Place caramel and toasted chopped pecans on separate small shallow plates. Dip the rim of each glass first into caramel and then into chopped pecans to coat.
Combine rumchata, creme de cocoa, and bourbon in a large cocktail shaker. Fill with ice and shake until cold, 30 seconds. Pour into martini glasses and top with a dollop of whipped cream, a whole pecan, and a sprinkle of cinnamon.

Passion Martini

Recipe by - Fabbri

This easy passion fruit cocktail is bursting with zingy flavors and is perfect for celebrating with friends. Top with prosecco for a special tipple.

Ingredients

• 4 cl Vodka ( Try Palma Vodka, gold medallist at the Bartender Spirits Awards 2021)
• 2 cl Dry vermouth
• 1 cl Passion Fruit Mixy Fruit 

Pour the ingredients into a mixing glass full of ice, stir gently and strain into a martini glass. 

Lychee Martini

Recipe by - All Recipes

This drink is refreshing, Asian-inspired, and sure to impress your guests or that someone special!

Ingredients:

• 5 ice cubes 
• 1 (1.5 fluid ounce) vodka (Try Bio Club Vodka, gold medallist at the Bartender Spirits Awards 2021)
• 1 fluid ounce Peach schnapps 
• 1 fluid ounce white cranberry juice 
• 1-ounce lychee juice (from a can of lychees) 
• 1 lychee, for garnish

Place ice into a cocktail shaker. Pour in vodka, peach schnapps, cranberry juice, and lychee juice. Cover and shake vigorously until the outside of the cocktail shaker has frosted. Strain into a chilled martini glass; garnish with lychee fruit.

Vesper Martini

Recipe by - A Couple Cooks

Vesper Martini, source: A Couple Cooks

The classy Vesper martini is cool, crisp, and herbal: an intriguing spin that’s shaken, not stirred! Invented by James Bond, it’s become a true classic. James Bond created this drink in the 1953 book Casino Royale, and it lives on today. The magic ingredient is Lillet blanc, a lightly sweet, vaguely floral fortified wine that brings life and personality to this drink. 

Ingredients:

• 3 tablespoons (1 ½ ounce) gin (Try Mahon Gin, gold medallist at the Bartender Spirits Awards 2021)
• 1 tablespoon (½ ounce) vodka (Try Bistro Vodka, gold medallist at the Bartender Spirits Awards 2021)
• ½ tablespoon (¼ ounce) Lillet Blanc

Place the gin, vodka, and Lillet blanc into a cocktail shaker and fill it with ice. Shake until cold. Strain the drink into a cocktail glass. Use a knife to remove a 1″ wide strip of the lemon peel. Squeeze the lemon peel into the drink to release the oils. Gently run the peel around the edge of the glass, then place it in the glass and serve.