Easy Appletini Recipe - Sour Apple Martini (2024)

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What alcohol goes with appletini? ›

Appletinis are among the most popular fruit martinis in the modern bar. Recipes most often use vodka but are quite diverse depending on different approaches. The fruit flavor may come from an apple liqueur or brandy, while some recipes use apple cider or juice instead.

What's in an appletini? There's many ways to shake up an appletini, like using fancy, imported French apple brandy (Calvados) and hand-pressed apple juice. But there's a much easier, way, and this is it! This recipe calls for vodka, simple syrup, lemon juice, and an American bar mainstay—apple schnapps.

The Dry Martini co*cktail

Classically a self-preferred balance of Luxury Gin and Dry Vermouth. We've used a 6:1 ratio. The more Vermouth you use, the 'wetter' the Martini gets. Garnish choice makes a huge difference, lemon zest gives a citrus dryness and an olive's brine giving a savoury twist.

The principal ingredients of the appletini, as it came to be known, are vodka and Sour Apple Pucker, a radiant, possibly radioactive green schnapps that gives the drink its signature hue and melted Jolly Rancher taste.

DeKuyper® Pucker® Sour Apple Schnapps Liqueur

This liqueur puts the sour apple in the world famous Sour Appletini.

Apple schnapps is a sweetened apple liqueur most often used in Appletinis. Though in the past you used to be stuck with the sweet tart brands like DeKuyper and Hiram Walker, now there are some higher quality examples available.

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Appletini / Served

How much sugar is in an appletini? ›

What is a Jolly Rancher shot made of? A Jolly Rancher shot is made with vodka and flavored schnapps. Match the flavor of schnapps to your favorite Jolly Rancher candy.

With its beautiful balance of sweet and sour notes, the Bols Sour Apple can be enjoyed neat over ice. But it makes a wonderful base for co*cktails like the Appletini or Adam's Apple too.

There's no hard and fast rule here, so identify the strongest characteristic and match it with spirits accordingly – a citrusy IPA would work well with a lemon or orange-tinged spirit, while something herbal may work with a botanical gin.

The average shandy uses equal parts of beer and lemonade, though these proportions can vary. You may want to add a little less lemonade with a wheat beer or choose to use more when mixing with a light lager. The preference is going to be a matter of personal taste and will probably vary with each style of beer.

Answer: Mixing alcohol with fresh fruit with clear origins such as plums, apples and grapes does not only go well together, but also decreases the alcohol content. For example, oranges can be mixed with gin, vodka, etc. This is a popular mixing technique in Western countries.