Blueberrymartini Recipes

Steps:

• Cut the blueberries in half and place them in the shaker.
• Quickly muddle the berries.
• Add the remaining ingredients and fill shaker with ice.
• Shake vigorously to bombard the blueberries with the ice to release their flavor and color.
• Strain through a sieve into the cocktail glass.
• Place four or five blueberries on cocktail stick across the glass.

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine 1 cup of the sugar and 1 cup water. Bring to a boil and stir until the sugar dissolves. Set aside until cooled.
• In a food processor, purée the berries, brandy and remaining tablespoon sugar until smooth.
• Prepare four martini glasses: rub the rims with lemons, then pour a layer of superfine sugar on a plate and twirl the glasses in it. Place them in the freezer.
• Fill a martini shaker with ice, then add the gin (or vodka), Triple Sec and lemon juice. Add 2 tablespoons of the culled sugar syrup and 1/4 cup of the berry purée. Shake robustly for 10 seconds and strain into the glasses. Serve immediately but sip slowly.

Steps:

• To make the blueberry vodka: Pour out approximately 1/3 of the bottle of vodka into a holding container; set aside. Score each blueberry with a small nick and place into vodka bottle. With the vodka previously set aside, fill the vodka bottle until just below the neck. Add just enough raspberry liqueur to top off the bottle. Let sit in a dark place for 2 weeks.
• To make martinis: In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, combine 2 parts blueberry vodka, 1 part raspberry liqueur, and a dash of lime juice. Shake vigorously and strain into glass. Garnish with twist of lime zest.

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine 1 cup of sugar and 1 cup of water.
• Bring to a boil and stir until sugar is dissolved.
• Remove from heat and cool.
• In a food processor or blender, combine 1 tablespoon sugar, the berries and the cassis (or brandy) and process till smooth.
• Rub the rims of 4 martini glasses with lemon.
• Spread the superfine sugar on a saucer.
• Twirl the rims of the glasses in the sugar.
• Place glasses in freezer.
• Add gin (or vodka), Triple Sec, lemon juice, 2 tablespoons of the cooled simple syrup and 1/4 cup of the berry puree to a shaker filled with ice.
• Shake vigorously.
• Strain into chilled glasses and garnish with lemon and, if you like, a whole berry in each glass.
• To quote Mr. Reynolds, "Serve immediately but sip slowly.".