Hmmm.... another variation on the Green Apple Martini -
make your own apple-infused vodka!
Pure Old Apple Vodka, homemade by yours truly, gets decanted tonight after three weeks of infusing (750ml of SKYY vodka and 3 sliced apples; two Granny Smith, one Golden Delicious) and three weeks of mellowing. I'm going to shake it with ice and maybe a few dashes of Aromatic Cocktail Bitters No. 2, then serve it up in a cocktail glass, perhaps garnished with an apple slice on the rim.
Pick whatever type of apples you like and make your own apple vodka to use as a base for apple martinis.
Or, infuse some vodka with a cinnamon stick and some cloves and replicate the following recipe.
Cider Martini
1 1/2 oz Skyy Cinnamon Clove Infused Vodka (or do your own)
1/4 oz apple cider
ice
splash apple brandy
Rinse chilled martini glass with apple brandy and pour out. In shaker combine vodka, cider and ice. Strain into glass and garnish with apple slice.
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It's easy to infuse vodka - basically you just add ingredients to vodka in a clean glass jar with an airtight lid and store out of direct sunlight (in fridge is OK for many things) for 1-2 days or up to 2 weeks, depending on type of ingredient and desired intensity. (For the cinnamon/clove combo, a couple of days would probably be plenty.)
Then strain back into original bottle (a coffee filter works OK) and store in fridge.