How to Make an Apple Martini Garnish

An apple martini with an edible garnish

Also known as an appletini, an apple martini combines the sweet and tart taste of green apples with the adult recreation of drinking. A flavorful and flirty variation of the traditional martini drink, the apple martini is served in a wide-mouthed martini glass. This allows for creative placement of a decorative and edible garnish for the cocktail. Making the apple martini garnish is fun and easy to accomplish with your choice of materials.

Things You'll Need

• Apple
• Cherry with stem
• Paring knife
• Granulated sugar
• Martini glass

Instructions

1. Peel the green apple in a spiral shape, making sure to peel thin sections at a time. You only need one spiraled strip of peel.

2. Rub the exposed, moist flesh of the peeled apple over the rim of the martini glass.

3. Press the rim of the glass into a bowl or pile of granulated sugar to frost the rim.

4. Place the spiraled strip of apple peel halfway into the glass. Let it hang over the side of the glass, resting on the rim.

5. Place a single long-stemmed cherry into the center of the glass, nestling it between the first curl of the spiraled peel.

6. Pour the mixed apple martini carefully into the glass.