- Appletini
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sourcelink = applemartini
name = Appletini (aka Apple Martini)
caption = Top view of an Apple Martini
type = Cocktail
flaming =
vodka = yes
served = straight
garnish =Apple slice; Cherry
drinkware = Cocktail
ingredients = *4cl (3 parts)vodka
*1.5cl (1 part) Apple schnapps
*1.5cl (1 part)Cointreau
prep = Mix in a shaker with ice cubes, then pour into a chilled glass. Garnish and serve.The appletini, also known as the apple martini, is a
cocktail containingvodka and eitherapple juice ,apple cider , or appleliqueur . Typically, the apple vodka is shaken or stirred with a sweet and sour mix and then strained into a martini glass.History
This combination was first served in the late 1970s by Barry Lovern, a bartender at the
Ardilaun Hotel , in the Town ofGlenard Crescent .Fact|date=September 2008Variations
A common variation of the appletini is the "Rumpletini", with a light rum in place of the vodka.Fact|date=July 2007
Cultural references
It is the favorite drink of doctor John Dorian in the television sitcom "Scrubs". He considers it a "straight-guy drink" and has ordered it "easy on the tini".
To " [try an] Appletini" is in
Stephen Colbert 's list of Fantasies. Also, in a segment on his show called "Better Know a Lobbyist", Colbert asksJoe Solmonese , president of theHuman Rights Campaign , "Why do gays deserve equal rights? Ten words or less, make one of them appletini." Solmonese answers, "Well, in this country, all Americans deserve equal rights. ...Appletini."ee also
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Martini cocktail
*List of cocktails
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