Vanilla Honey Martini
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup honey (preferably a lighter one, such as clover honey)
- 12 tablespoons vanilla vodka
- 1 lemon
- vanilla beans for garnish (optional)
- 1. Heat water until it is nearly boiling.
- 2. Mix in honey, and stir or whisk until it is completely melted in and incorporated.
- 3. Half fill a cocktail shaker with crushed ice. To make martinis two at a time, add 3 tablespoons honey simple syrup and 6 tablespoons vanilla vodka to the shaker. (Depending on the size of your shaker, you can make more at once; note that the ratio is simply one part honey simple syrup to two parts vodka.) Squeeze in the juice of one quarter lemon, or to taste. (Note that too much lemon will overpower the honey flavor.)
- 4. Shake well, and strain into chilled martini glasses. Garnish each glass with a vanilla bean as a "stirrer."
water, honey, vanilla vodka, lemon, vanilla beans
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/vanilla-honey-martini-1225421 (may not work)