Appletinis are a fruity variant of the vodka martini, made with apple juice or apple liqueur. Recipes vary, but it is typically served in a martini glass and garnished with an apple wedge or cherry. Excessive consumption is not recommended. Other variations include the rumbletini and caramelized appletini.
Appletini are a variant of the vodka martini, which differs in taste from the typical dry martini by adding apple juice and / or apple liqueur or apple schnapps. It tends to be served in the standard martini glass, but it really differs in martini taste, since it’s a fruity tasting drink with the apple flavor usually masking the vodka. Since the drink is of fairly new origin and popularized by shows like Sex in the City, Scrubs, and The Colbert Report, there is considerable variation in how the drink is made.
While various bartending sources may differ on how the drink should be made, most agree on how it should be served: straight into a martini glass and often garnished with an apple wedge and/or cherry. A typical recipe for an appletini might contain three parts vodka, one part apple schnapps, and one part Cointreau, an orange-flavored alcohol. Other recipes combine two parts vodka with one half apple schnapps and one half apple juice or cider. Drinking ingredients are poured over ice and shaken before being strained into the serving glass.
Because the recipe varies widely, it may be difficult to gauge how much you’re drinking when ordering an appletini. You can ask for a list of ingredients, as the ones that contain the most alcohol will definitely pack the most boozy punch. An appletino made with one part apple juice will have a slightly lower alcohol content. Yet these are sweet drinks, often making them drinkable quickly. Therefore, in any form, excessive consumption is not a wise choice.
Appletinis have led to a variety of other drink variations. For example, rumbletini is made with a base alcohol of rum instead of vodka. Caramelized appletins mix together apple or plain vodka, apple schnapps, and butterscotch schnapps. The latter are favored by those who really like sweet drinks and are perhaps considerable fans of various alcohols, schnapps and flavored liqueurs.
A decadent version of caramel appletini is prepared by Chili’s Restaurants. This drink requires the inclusion of caramel sauce. The drink has become popular in various Chili’s Restaurants and is sure to be siphoned off to other bars for those who like their drinks sweet.
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