Specialty Martini

Ice Wine Martini

A few weeks ago, I met some friends up at Vinotecca, a wine bar in Royal Oak, Michigan. After a bottle of Fizz Champagne (I highly recommend trying this), the bartender suggested the Ice Wine Martini. I ended up liking it so much that I bought a bottle of Ice Wine so that I could [...]

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Inc Lounge @ The Time Hotel: Martini Recipes

So if you’ve read any posts from this blog, you know that my favorite type of cocktail is a martini and that the best place to enjoy a martini is in a Hotel Bar. So…these martini cocktails, courtesy of Inc Lounge at The TIme Hotel in New York, are my favorite cocktail recipe right now. [...]

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Green Cocktails/Hotel Cocktails from Whiskey Blue and Whiskey Sky

Basil, cucumber, simple syrup – sounds like a great cocktail to me! The Whiskey Blue and Whiskey Sky are serving at these Green Cocktail concoctions at their Chicago locations. Better than that, these are hotel cocktails, my favorite: Green Fever 2oz Right Gin 1oz Fresh lime juice ½ oz Simple Syrup 6-8 fresh basil leaves [...]

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Specialty Martinis from Dessert Noir

These specialty recipes for a Marionberry Truffle Martini and a Chai Hazelnut Espresso Martini come to Girly Drinks courtesy of Dessert Noir in Beaverton, Oregon. I can vouch for the Chai Hazelnut Espresso Martini as I’ve already made three – all in the name of research! Check out the Dessert Noir website for additional cocktails, [...]

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Girly Drinks Featured Drink: Kilawat’s Pomegranate Martini

So many things to do in Las Vegas, so little time. If the hotel bar is on your list of places to visit while in Las Vegas, be sure to check out Kilawat at the Platinum Hotel and Spa, and request the Pomegranate Martini: 1 oz Gruet Sparkling Wine 1 oz Limoncello 1 oz Pomegranate [...]

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Margarita Martini

Also known as the Mexican Martini, the Margarita Martini combines the best of both the Margarita and Martini (who would of thunk it). From the Food Network Canada comes this recipe for the Margarita Martini. Drink it in a martini glass or margarita glass, just drink it up: Margarita Martini Ingredients 5 oz gold tequila [...]

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Lichido Liqueur: The Lichitini

Lichido Liqueur, a delicious new drink made of cognac, vodka, lychees, guavas, and white peaches, sent over a cocktail recipe that’s served at Amber Restaurant in New York City. The Lichitini is a specialty cocktail that includes Lichido, Vodka, and Pineapple Juice. Check out the Lichido Liqueur website, too. The music alone on the site [...]

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Absolut Pear: Cocktail Recipes

This weekend brought me to the grocery store without a grocery list. Scandolous, I know. </sarcasm> I was browsing through the liquor aisle and decided to try out the Absolut Pears vodka. Along with Absolut Pears, I picked up a bottle of Sprite and a few mixers. Wish I would have visited the Absolut website [...]

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National Cheesecake Day – the Cheesecake Martini

One of my best friends, Yasmin, is, arguably, the #1 fan of The Cheesecake Factory. Seriously, the girl is pin-stick thin and can eat a whole cheesecake in 10 minutes. That’s not the point of this post, however… Today is National Cheesecake Day. Weird, but true. In celebration of National Cheesecake Day, I figured why [...]

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Katie Lee Joel: Kir Royale, Champagne Delicious-ness and Chic Cocktails from The Comfort Table

One of my favorite singers is Billy Joel. I’ve seen him in concert, gone to his musicals (Moving Out!), purchased all of his CD’s. I just love his music. I blast Only the Good Die Young and A Matter of Trust on a regular basis from my computer. What does Billy Joel have to do [...]

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Girly Drinks Featured Drink: Berry Blush Martini

Is it our week or what? Another specialty girly drink that ends in –ini has come to us, this time from the folks over at Hard Rock International and Hard Rock Café. One of our favorite vacation locations, Vegas, is home to one of the Hard Rock Cafés, and I can say that I have [...]

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Girly Drink Recipe: Flirtini

Any drink that ends with –ini is A-OK in our book. The Flirtini, as we recall, was made popular by the wonderful characters in a little known show, Sex and the City. I believe the Flirtini was featured as a specialty cocktail, although I can’t remember what episode. Sigh. Guess I’ll have to watch every [...]

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Girly Drinks Recipe: Chocolate Kiss Martini

Sweet Sleeping Sally! Chocolate and Vodka mix together to form this heavenly concoction: The Chocolate Kiss Martini. A specialty martini, or as The Girly Drinks Specialists refer to them, -ini recipes, The Chocolate Kiss Martini is one of the smoothest girlie drinks we can think of. Really, there’s not much else to say about this [...]

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