Name: Poisoned Apple Martini Cocktail Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 50 ml Vodka; 25 ml Sour Apple Schnapps; 25 ml Cranberry Juice; 10 ml lemon juice; 10 ml Sugar syrup; 1 piece Apple Slices (thin slice garnish)

Poisoned Apple Martini

Description

A vivid, ruby-hued apple martini inspired by Snow White’s poisoned apple. Built on the modern apple martini, it blends vodka and sour apple liqueur with cranberry for colour and bite. Apple-based martinis rose to popularity in the late 1990s, evolving from classic vodka martini variations.

Ingredients

50 ml Vodka
25 ml Sour Apple Schnapps
25 ml Cranberry Juice
10 ml lemon juice
10 ml Sugar syrup
1 piece Apple Slices (thin slice garnish)

Equipment needed

Cocktail Shaker Fine Mesh Strainer

Instructions

Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add vodka, sour apple liqueur, cranberry juice, lemon juice and simple syrup. Shake vigorously until well chilled. Strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with a thin apple slice or a red sugar rim.

Recommended glassware

Martini Glass (recommended)

A classic V-shaped cocktail glass for iconic served-up drinks.

120–220 ml Stemmed V-shaped bowl.

Best for: Martini, Cosmopolitan, Espresso Martini, Lemon Drop, Appletini.

Garnish: Works well with olives, citrus twists, cocktail onions, or neat rim presentation.

Quick facts

5 mins Easy Approx. 19.8% ABV Ice