Martini Recipes - Marilyn Monroe Martini

Martini Recipes - Marilyn Monroe Martini

When I think of martinis, I always think of the more fashionable times of Sinatra, foxtrots, and the lounge culture. There is no woman that epitomizes that era quite like Marilyn Monroe. Marilyn was all about the sex appeal, the song, and the girly drink. In particular, Marilyn loved champagne. That is why most drinks that bear her name have this as the central ingredient of the drink. This martini is no different. It’s fun, lively, and should be brought out in the party setting.

Ingredients

4 oz Champagne
1 oz Apple Brandy
1 tsp grenadine syrup

Instructions

Pour all ingredients into a champagne saucer or martini glass. Garnish with 2 cherries.

Martini Recipes - Frank Sinatra Martini (Dry Manhattan)

Martini Recipes - Frank Sinatra Martini (Dry Manhattan)

Noone characterized the martini as a drink of the suave and sophisticate man quite like Frank Sinatra. You may know Frank from his music. You many know him from the movies. Either way, you know him to be truly cooly and forever suave.

Old blue eyes and his Rat Pack made drinking the thing to do in their day and they made the martinivery cool. Sinatra’s drink of choice was the “Dry Manhattan”. This is a simple drink made of Canadian whiskey, Dry Vermouth, and Bitters.
Here’s the recipe:

1.5 oz Canadian Whiskey
¾ oz dry Vermouth
1 dash Angostura bitters

Stir well in a mixing glass filled with ice or in a shaker. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with a lemon peel.
So the next time you think that you’re man enough to be a gangster and date Marilyn Monroe like Frankie, you may want to start with this drink first.