Appletini

An apple martini (appletini for short) is a cocktail containing vodka and one or more of apple juice, apple cider, apple liqueur, or apple brandy. Optionally, vermouth may be included, as in a regular martini. Typically, the apple vodka is shaken or stirred with a sweet and sour mix and then strained into a cocktail glass.

Variations

In its purest form, it would contain:

10 ml (⅓ oz) sweet vermouth

10 ml (⅓ oz) dry vermouth

40 ml (1 ⅓ oz) top shelf vodka (or gin)

80 ml (2 ⅔ oz) apple juice or apple cider

A common variation of the appletini is the "Rumpletini", with a light rum in place of the vodka.

The appletini can also be made with "martini bianco" in a long drink glass and filled with apple juice.

Cultural references

• In the television series Scrubs, the main character, Dr. John "J.D." Dorian (played Zach Braff), often drinks appletinis as his favorite drink.
• Sue Sylvester, the sadistic gym teacher of the musical television series Glee, mentions that appletini is her favorite flavor of protein gel in the episode "Funk".^[1]
• In the 2010 film The Social Network, in the initial meeting between Facebook co-founders Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin and Napster co-founder Sean Parker, Parker buys the table a few rounds of the drink. In real life, Zuckerberg never had an appletini until he attended the film's premiere. After seeing the film, Zuckerberg made the appletini Facebook's official drink.^[2]
• Ashton Kutcher's and Jon Cryer's characters in Two and a Half Men, Walden and Alan, often enjoy appletinis in the pub.^[3]

See also

• Martini
• List of cocktails

References