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Featured Martini for
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Monkey’s Martini (encore)

We enjoyed these Martinis so much last week that we had to have them again!  They are a sweet and delicious treat and pack quite the punch to melt away Wednesday’s stress!

Ingredients
Vodka
McGuinness Creme de Cacao
McGuinness Creme de Banane

Mixing Directions
Combine equal parts vodka, Creme de Cacao & Creme de Banane
Shake well over ice
Pour into glasses

He Says: “The Monkey’s Martini makes a good dessert Martini but I wouldn’t recommend drinking them all the time.”

She Says: “As good as these are, I think I need a break from the sweetness of these hard hitting ‘tails!”

Featured Martini for
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Monkey’s Martini

After the Dirty Poncho Martini we were forced to invest in the ingredients for a Martini that would be more enjoyable.  We ended up with the makings for the Monkey’s Martini or as I like to call them Funky Monkeys!

Ingredients
Vodka
McGuinness Creme de Cacao
McGuinness Creme de Banane

Mixing Directions
Combine equal parts vodka, Creme de Cacao & Creme de Banane
Shake well over ice
Pour into glasses

He Says: “Tastes like a tropical treat.”

She Says: “These bright yellow Martinis are sure to brighten even the hardest of Wednesdays!”

Featured Martini for
Wednesday, November 8, 2006
Dirty Poncho Martini

The Dirty Poncho Martini really is a great example of what happens when you just use what you have around the house to make a Martini.

Ingredients we used:
Mexican Cusano Rojo Mezcal (yet another souvenir from the ‘rents, do they ever know what we like!)
Grape Pomegranate
Cranberry Juice

Mixing Directions
Use equal parts Mezcal, Pomegranate and Cranberry Juice
Shake over ice vigorously to blend these harsh liquids
Pour into glasses

I wish we could show you a picture to illustrate the dirty purple colour these drinks created.

He Says: If you were to steal a homeless, sweaty, drunken Mexican’s poncho and wring it out into a Martini glass you would get a Dirty Poncho Martini! Never again!

She Says: Surprisingly this bitter-sour concoction wasn’t so bad.  I enjoyed the mixed juice and the Mezcal wasn’t overwhelming either.  Glad to have the experience but you won’t see these on the menu again any time soon.

Featured Martini for
Wednesday, November 1, 2006
The Sidecar Martini

The ingredients we had available for this Martini were:
French Cognac from France (Thanks to Mom & Dad for that awesome souvenir)
Cointreau
Lemonade
Cherry Garnish

Unfortunately we forgot to take a picture of our Sidecars but it did look very similar to this Martini, only with a much lighter yellow colour.

Mixing Instructions (Yield 2 Martinis)
Fill Martini shaker with ice
Add equal parts Cognac, Cointreau and Lemonade
Shake vigorously until very cold
Pour into glasses
Drop a maraschino cherry into each Martini
Voila!

He Says: Fantastic Martini!  If I could afford to buy Cognac all the time it would be tied for second place with The Hpnotiq Martini to my favourite, the Classic Vodka Martini.

She Says: I found it very bitter, next time I will rim the glass with white sugar to sweeten it up.