Rose Martini Cocktail Recipe
Elevate your next party with this delicious Rose Martini recipe. It’s sweet, refreshing, and easy to make. The perfect drink for any occasion!
This Rose Martini recipe is the ultimate and most delicious and aromatic pink martini. It’s the perfect take on the classic cocktail for Valentine’s day or any romantic occasion. Or why not enjoy it with friends for an extra fancy occasion?
What is a Martini?
A classic cocktail, the martini is made with a base of gin or vodka and vermouth (usually dry white vermouth). It can be amped up with a dash of bitters and garnished with a lemon peel (for a classic martini) or olive. Or you can get really creative and add in pickles for a non-traditional Pickle Martini.
What Ingredients Go Into This Rose Martini Recipe?
- Vodka
- Pink strawberry gin
- Peach schnapps
- Orange bitters
- Rose water
- Honey and rose simple syrup — As exotic as it sounds, it’s quite easy to make so refer to the recipe below.
- Strawberry and rose petals — For garnish
What is Pink Gin?
Infused with strawberry, pink gin boasts a lovely pink color and is much sweeter and fruiter than the basic gin. It originated as a seasickness ailment for the British Royal Navy. You can mix up a lot of other fun and pretty drinks with it like a Pink Gin Spritz.
How to Make the Honey and Rose Simple Syrup
Simple syrup is essentially a form of liquid sugar that can be used for sweetening cocktails or any kind of drinks and to sweeten and moisten cakes. Of course, it is possible to buy ready-made. But since it’s one of the most affordable and easy to make ingredients, it makes perfect sense to make it at home.
Ingredients needed for the Honey and Rose Simple Syrup:
- 1 cup honey
- 3/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup rose water
- Dried rosebuds (organic and food-grade)
How to make the Honey and Rose Syrup:
1 — In a small bowl, heat the honey on low in the microwave for 10 seconds (or until it becomes runnier). Depending on the temperature of your kitchen, honey can be crystalized and more difficult to dissolve in water.
2 — In a small saucepan, stir the heated honey, water, rose water, and dried rosebuds and stir until completely dissolved.
3 — Once the mixture thickens and the color starts turning red, stop the cooking process and let it sit for a couple of minutes.
4 — Strain and store in an airtight container in the fridge.
When making this simple syrup, you can omit the rose water. However, the rose water enhances the rose aromas and flavors. Because the simply syrup needs to be chilled when making the cocktail, we recommend making it in advance.
How to Make a Rose Martini
1 — Chill the martini glass in the freezer for at least 15-20 minutes.
2 — Fill a cocktail shaker with ice, vodka, pink gin, peach schnapps, orange bitters, rosewater, and honey and rose simple syrup.
3 — Close tight and shake vigorously for about 1 minute.
4 — Take the glass from the freezer and strain and pour the cocktail.
5 — Garnish with a slice of strawberry and a rose petal. You can make the strawberry slice sit on the brim of the glass by making a tiny sloth on the side of it.
Rose Martini Recipe
Equipment
- Ice clamps
- Chilled martini glass
- Cocktail jigger
- Cocktail strainer
- Measuring spoons
Ingredients
For the rose martini:
- 2 fl oz vodka
- 1 fl oz pink strawberry gin
- 1 fl oz peach schnapps
- 1 dash orange bitters
- 1 tbsp honey and rose simple syrup store brought or refer to homemade recipe in the post
- 1 tsp rose water
- Strawberry slices and rose petals for garnish
For the honey and rose simple syrup:
- 1 cup honey
- 3/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup rose water
- Dried rosebuds organic and food-grade
Nutrition
Notes
Instructions
To make the honey and rose simple syrup:
- In a small bowl, heat the honey on low in the microwave for 10 seconds (or until it becomes runnier). Depending on the temperature of your kitchen, honey can be crystalized and more difficult to dissolve in water.
- In a small saucepan, stir the heated honey, water, rose water, and dried rosebuds and stir until completely dissolved.
- Once the mixture thickens and the color starts turning red, stop the cooking process and let it sit for a couple of minutes.
- Strain and store in an airtight container in the fridge.
To make the rose martini:
- Chill the martini glasses in the freezer for at least 15-20 minutes.
- In the cocktail shaker, add a couple of ice cubes and the vodka, pink gin, peach schnapps, orange bitters, rosewater, and honey and rose simple syrup.
- Close tight and shake vigorously for about 1 minute.
- Slice a strawberry in thin slices. Reserve.
- Take the glasses from the freezer and strain and pour the cocktail.
- Garnish with a slice of strawberry and a rose petal. You can make the strawberry slice sit on the brim of the glass by making a tiny sloth on the side of it.
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