Appletini
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| IBA Official Cocktail | |
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| Top view of an Apple Martini | |
| Type | Mixed drink |
| Primary alcohol by volume | |
| Served | straight up |
| Standard garnish |
Apple slice; Cherry |
| Standard drinkware |
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| IBA specified ingredients* | |
| Preparation | Mix in a shaker, then pour into a chilled glass. Garnish and serve. |
| * Appletini (aka Apple Martini) recipe at International Bartenders Association | |
An apple martini (appletini for short) is a cocktail containing vodka and one or more of apple juice, apple cider, apple liqueur, or apple brandy. Optionally, vermouth may be included, as in a regular martini. Typically, the apple vodka is shaken or stirred with a sweet and sour mix and then strained into a cocktail glass.
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[edit] Variations
In its purest form, it would contain:
- 10 ml (⅓ oz) sweet vermouth
- 10 ml (⅓ oz) dry vermouth
- 40 ml (1 ⅓ oz) top shelf vodka (or gin)
- 80 ml (2 ⅔ oz) apple juice or apple cider
A common variation of the appletini is the "Rumpletini", with a light rum in place of the vodka.[citation needed]
The appletini can also be made with "martini bianco" in a long drink glass and filled with apple juice.
[edit] Cultural references
- In the television series Scrubs, the main character, Dr. John "J.D." Dorian (Zach Braff), often drinks appletinis as his favorite drink.
- Sue Sylvester, the sadistic gym teacher of the musical television series Glee, mentions that appletini is her favorite flavor of protein gel in the episode "Funk".[1]
- In the 2010 film The Social Network, in the initial meeting between Facebook co-founders Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin and Napster co-founder Sean Parker, Parker buys the table a few rounds of the drink. In real life, Zuckerberg never had an appletini until he attended the film's premiere. After seeing the film, Zuckerberg made the appletini Facebook's official drink.[2]
- Ashton Kutcher's and Jon Cryer's characters in Two and a Half Men, Walden and Alan, often enjoy appletinis in the pub.[3]
- In the pilot episode for the Adult Swim show, Lucy, the Daughter of the Devil, Satan apologizes for calling Lucy after having 4 Appletinis.
- In an episode of the animated television series My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Applejack (whose name refers to another alcoholic beverage as well) is shrunk from the effects of a "poison joke" plant. Spike, in a pun on the word "tiny", refers to her as "Appletini".
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "FOX Broadcasting Company - Glee TV Show - Glee TV Series - Glee Episode Guide: Funk". Fox Broadcasting Company. http://www.fox.com/glee/recaps/season-1/episode-21/. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
- ^ Henig, Samantha (2010-10-01). "New Yorker Festival: Facts, Fiction, Facebook, and Appletinis". The New Yorker. http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/festival/2010/10/aaron-sorkin-on-facts-fiction-and-facebook.html. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
- ^ "Appletini Cocktail". cocktails.gourmetrecipe.com. http://cocktails.gourmetrecipe.com/cocktails-with-vodka-appletini_l125. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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