The French Martini is a sweet and soft raspberry pineapple martini co*cktail with a silky foamy top. A sweet martini recipe blended with vodka, Chambord, and pineapple juice.
Visually stunning and it is just as good as it looks. This Classic French Martini Recipe is sweet, smooth, and sexy! It is the best sweet martini co*cktail.
Although the French Martini is not a “True Martini” it uses the name. The International Bartenders Association recognizes the co*cktail for use in their World co*cktail Competition.
Of all the martini variations this recipe is our favorite.
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This is my most popular martini recipe. It is smooth, sweet, and silky. How can you not fall in love with this French Martini?
French Martini Ingredients
With only a few easy-to-find ingredients, you will be shaking up this French Martini co*cktail like a pro.
Vodka – The best vodka for a French Martini is Tito’s Vodka.
Chambord, Chambord is a raspberry liqueur used to make raspberry flavored co*cktails.
The ingredients are what give this sweet martini its name. Grey Goose and Chambord are products of France.
How to Make a French Martini
In a co*cktail shaker add ice and vodka, Chambord, and pineapple juice. Shake it vigorously! Shake it really hard, this creates that silky foam layer on top.
Next strain the co*cktail into a martini glass. Take your time and allow the foam to pour out. Be patient to get the last bit of foam out of the shaker. Let the co*cktail rest for about 30 seconds to allow the foam layer to form.
How to Serve: Gently place a raspberry hallow opening side up on top of the foam. The raspberry will float and stay in place as long as no liquid gets into the top opening of the raspberry. Or garnish with a pick of raspberries and lay across the top of the French Martini.
Recipe Tips
The biggest thing about this French Martini Recipe is the silky foam layer. You will really want to shake the co*cktail shaker to achieve a nice thick foam layer. The pineapple juice is the ingredient that creates that layer.
How to get that silky foamy top for your French Martini.
Do you want to know how to make a French Martini frothy?
The pineapple juice is what creates the foam when shaken vigorously in a co*cktail shaker.
Once you have added all the co*cktail ingredients and ice in a shaker you will shake until your arms hurt or your hand’s freeze. The shaker will get frosty and then will start to freeze. It will be too cold to handle.
All that shaking creates an ice-cold co*cktail with a thick silky foam top.
Slowly strain the co*cktail into a martini glass. The foam will slowly come out. Just be patient. Give the shaker a few deliberate downward shakes over the co*cktail to get the remaining foam moving.
Let the French Martini co*cktail rest for 30 seconds. This allows the foam to form at the top of the glass. Then gently garnish with a raspberry.
French Martini Variations
As you read above it is the French Ingredients that make this co*cktail “French”.
You can use your favorite vodka brand to make this recipe.
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French Martini Recipe
French Martini
Yield: 1
Prep Time: 2 minutes
Total Time: 2 minutes
Smooth and Silky French Martini
Ingredients
1 oz Grey Goose Vodka
1 oz Chambord
2 oz pineapple juice
raspberry, garnish
Instructions
In a co*cktail shaker add ice and co*cktail ingredients.
Shake vigorously
Strain into a Martini glass. Take your time to and allow foam to rest on top. Let the co*cktail rest for 30 seconds. This allows the foam to form.
Gently place a raspberry hallow opening side up on top the foam. It will float and stay in place as long as no liquid gets into the opening of the raspberry.
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Begin with a London dry-style gin. From there, add a little dry vermouth. The ratio is negotiable, but common formulas for a Dry Martini typically fall in the range of four-to-eight parts gin to one part vermouth. A dash of orange bitters ties the room together.
Chilling one or both bottles in the refrigerator is among the most common, with some dedicated martini drinkers actually storing their bottles in the freezer. This ensures that the gin and vermouth are always cold and any dilution from ice is avoided. This approach will produce the most flavorful martini possible.
Stir together vodka, dry vermouth, brine, and olives in a mixing glass. Pour into a glass or shaker with ice. Serve on the rocks, or strain into chilled co*cktail glasses. Enjoy!
The French martini is a decidedly different drink than its classic counterpart. It's a sweeter, fruity co*cktail with no vermouth, no olive, and no gin—but it's served in a martini glass. Another key difference is the addition of Chambord, a black raspberry liqueur that's a key French martini ingredient.
Is a French Martini the same as a French 75? The French Martini co*cktail is a fruity co*cktail with vodka, Chambord, and pineapple juice. It is different than the French 75, which is an elegant co*cktail made of gin, simple syrup, lemon juice, and champagne.
Once you have consumed two, you must move on to a soft drink, such as wine or a gin and tonic. The reasons for this are obvious and I try to adhere to this rule at home. The rule is defended most enduringly (and elegantly) at Duke's Bar in Central London, where years of experience … Continue reading.
Why It Works. This recipe calls for a 2:1 proportion of gin-to-vermouth, but the amount of vermouth can be modified to your preference. The dash of orange bitters is optional, but highly recommended.
A dirty martini means that olive juice or olive brine is mixed in. This can be on its own, or in addition to “with a twist” for a lemon brine or “with an olive”. A clean martini refers to a martini served without a garnish.
WET. Fittingly enough, the opposite of a dry Martini is a wet Martini. This mode of preparation has fallen out of fashion in recent years, but there's no shame in ordering it. 'Wet' simply means that there's a higher percentage of vermouth, with a typical ratio being 3 parts gin to 1 part vermouth.
In bartender terminology, neat means straight out of the bottle—no ice, no mixers, no other ingredients. So a neat martini co*cktail, while uncommon, would mean straight, unchilled vodka — no vermouth. (Typical martini co*cktails contain vodka and vermouth.)
Sweet Vermouth was initially used as a co*cktail ingredient to lower the overall alcohol content of a co*cktail with a strong spirit as their base, but Vermouth also adds a mellow herbal flavour and aroma to your drink. Vermouth is actually a type of fortified wine flavoured with various botanicals.
Chambord is crafted through a unique three-step process to blend the unique juices of blackberries, raspberries, and blackcurrant with the flavours of Madagascan vanilla, Moroccan citrus peel, honey, herbs and XO Cognac.
The label "French vermouth" generally refers to pale, dry vermouths that are more bitter than sweet vermouths. The extra bitterness is often obtained by using nutmeg or bitter orange peel in the drink recipe. Blanc or Bianco is a name given to a type of pale, sweeter vermouth.
A classic Martini is made from gin and vermouth and garnished with either an olive or lemon twist. It has a reputation as one of the most popular mixed alcoholic drinks in the world. Drink it straight or on the rocks, this co*cktail will always exude elegance and style.
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