Refreshing Four-Ingredient Martini Recipes

With the martini being one of the top five most consumed cocktails in the world, global vodka brand Stoli has twisted the rules of martini making, releasing a suite of re-imagined recipes through its new Liberate Your Martini web portal to educate, inspire and de-mystify the cocktail making experience at home.

Whether you’re a seasoned bartender, or a novice cocktail maker wanting to try your hand at mastering a martini at home, there’s a martini to suit every taste and skill level. 

To make things easy, we’ve done all the hard work for you and selected four martini recipes that each use only four key ingredients. So, get out your shaker and jigger, and polish off those martini glasses…creating refreshing and decadent cocktails at home is easier than you think!

Espresso Martini

Ingredients:

50ml Stoli® Premium

25ml Coffee Liqueur

25ml Espresso

15ml Simple Syrup

Method:

Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice. Shake well and strain into a chilled martini glass.

Level up DIY element:

Toast some coffee beans before topping the cocktail with them.

Grapefruit Martini

Ingredients:

50ml Stoli® Premium

50ml Pink Grapefruit Juice

15ml Triple Sec

15ml Dry Vermouth

Method:

Start by using a slice of grapefruit to wet the edge of a cocktail glass. Then upturn the glass onto a small plate with quality salt on top to rim the outside rim of the glass. Use a small napkin to wipe away any salt on the inside. Grab yourself a mason jar, cocktail shaker or protein shaker, add your Stoli® Premium vodka, grapefruit juice, triple sec and dry vermouth along with half a cup of ice. Shake as hard as you can for 20 seconds and strain through a tea strainer into your salt-rimmed cocktail glass. Finish by cutting a small slice of grapefruit peel and squeezing the oils over the top of the drink.

Level up DIY element:

Try juicing your own grapefruit juice!

Cucumber Martini

Ingredients:

50ml Stoli® Cucumber

25ml Lime Juice

25ml Simple Syrup

Fresh cucumber & mint leaves

Method:

Grab yourself a mason jar, cocktail shaker or protein shaker then add your Stoli® Cucumber vodka, lime juice, simple syrup and 6-8 fresh mint leaves. Add 1 cup of ice and shake as hard as you can for 20 seconds and strain through a tea strainer into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with fresh cucumber and mint.

Level up DIY element:

Slap some fresh mint on the back of your hand to release the oils and add that to the garnish for an elevated flavour.

Caramel Apple Martini

Ingredients:

50ml Salted Karamel

25ml Apple Juice

15ml Simple Syrup

Fresh cucumber & mint leaves

Method:

Grab yourself a mason jar, cocktail shaker or protein shaker then add your Stoli® Cucumber vodka, lime juice, simple syrup and 6-8 fresh mint leaves. Add 1 cup of ice and shake as hard as you can for 20 seconds and strain through a tea strainer into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with fresh cucumber and mint.

Level up DIY element:

Slap some fresh mint on the back of your hand to release the oils and add that to the garnish for an elevated flavour.

You can find Stoli’s full suite of re-imagined martini recipes here