Quick Summary: Quick Summary: A gin martini made with raspberry shrub syrup and Pimm’s, plus a simple mocktail spritzer version. Shrub syrups add a tangy bite that balances the sweetness of fruit cocktails. Prep: 5 min | Serves: 1
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Raspberries make festive cocktails with their bright color and sweet-tart flavor. This raspberry martini uses a homemade shrub syrup (fruit syrup with vinegar) for that tangy bite I love in a drink. The same syrup works just as well in a non-alcoholic spritzer if you want something refreshing without the gin.
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Raspberry Cocktails with Shrub Syrups or Simple Syrups
It’s easy to make a craft cocktail when you have a fruit-based drink syrup to add. You can make your own drink syrup or purchase a commercial raspberry syrup. Just know that the commercial syrups are extremely sweet.
Shrub drink syrups are made with a bit of vinegar (they are sometimes called drinking vinegars) and give the drink that tangy bite that some people (like me) love.
Simple syrups are a bit sweeter (no vinegar), but you can determine how sweet you want the drink by how much syrup you flavor it with.
If you have a bitter palate, add a dash of bitters to the cocktail recipes.
Raspberry Spritzers with no Alcohol:
Tip: A spritzer is a base of bubbly water, which is then flavored with a fruit, a fruit syrup, or a spice syrup.
The carbonated liquid doesn’t have to be water, it can be ginger ale, tonic water, sparkling wine, etc. It does need to have bubbles, however.
The ratios I prefer in spritzers are:
- 1 1/2 ounce Fruit-based drink syrup
- 8 oz. sparkling water (optional: ginger ale or tonic water)
- squeeze of lime
Simply combine the syrup and sparkling water together in a glass filled with ice cubes and stir. Finish with a squeeze of lime.
How to Make a Raspberry Martini
The ingredient and recipe details are listed in the recipe card below. In short, fill a cocktail shaker with ice, add raspberry shrub syrup, gin, Pimm’s, and a splash of dry vermouth. Shake, strain into a martini glass, and garnish with cucumber or lemon peel.
FAQ
A shrub is a fruit syrup made with vinegar, sometimes called a drinking vinegar. The vinegar adds a tangy bite that balances sweetness and keeps cocktails from becoming cloying.
Yes, but the drink will be sweeter and lack that tangy edge. Add a squeeze of lemon or lime to compensate, or use less syrup.
A gin-based British liqueur with herbal and citrus notes. It’s optional in this recipe but adds complexity. If you skip it, increase the gin slightly.
Combine 1.5 ounces of raspberry shrub syrup with 8 ounces of sparkling water over ice. Finish with a squeeze of lime. Ginger ale or tonic water also works as the base.
Yes. Combine equal parts raspberries, sugar, and vinegar (apple cider or red wine vinegar works well). Let it macerate for a day or two, strain, and bottle. It keeps for months in the refrigerator.
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Raspberry Martini
Equipment
- Glassware
Ingredients
- ¾ ounce raspberry Syrup
- 1 ½ ounces gin
- 1 ½ ounces Pimms cup #1 liqueur optional
- splash dry vermouth
- ice cubes
- cucumber or lemon peel for garnishes
Instructions
- Fill cocktail shaker halfway with ice and add all ingredients.3/4 ounce raspberry Syrup, 1 1/2 ounces gin, 1 1/2 ounces Pimms cup #1 liqueur, splash dry vermouth, ice cubes
- Strain into martini glass and garnish with cucumber or lemon peel.
- Stir everything to combine and chill.cucumber or lemon peel
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