The Witness
Ingredients
Ice cubes
3/4 fluid ounce peach flavored vodka
3/4 fluid ounce grapefruit flavored vodka
1 1/2 fluid ounces triple sec
1 fluid ounce cranberry juice
1 fluid ounce grapefruit juice
1 fluid ounce sweetened lime juice
2 lime wedges
1 lime twist
Directions
1. Chill a martini glass by packing it full of ice then filling it with cold water; set aside.
2. Fill a martini shaker 3/4 full with ice. Pour in peach and grapefruit vodkas, triple sec, cranberry juice, grapefruit juice, and lime juice; squeeze and drop lime wedges into the shaker. Cover and shake vigorously at least 20 times until outside of shaker is frosted.
3. Discard ice from martini glass. Strain cocktail into martini glass and garnish with a twist of lime.
Blueberry Vodka Martini
Ingredients
1 liter vodka
1 pint blueberries, rinsed and dried
1 cup raspberry flavored liqueur
1 lime, juiced
1 twist lime zest, garnish
Directions
1. 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.
2. 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.
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