A Pickled Garlic Martini in honor of The Martini Club

This sounds like a strange concoction, but it is surprisingly good.  It makes a wonderful pre-dinner cocktail.

The cloudiness and strangeness of this cocktail make it perfect to serve at an Adult Halloween gathering.  I enjoy serving specialty cocktails when entertaining.  Other Halloween libations you can find on this blog include a Blood Orange Prosecco Cocktail, Sweet Poison, Poison Apple Cocktail, Candy Corn Cocktail, and Witches Brew.

Our son, Tony, gifted us a couple of jars of pickled garlic that he made.  They are so good, a little nutty-tasting with a bit of heat.  I like adding them to my charcuterie and relish trays. 

I read the Summer Guests while on vacation. This is the second book in The Martini Club series, about a group of retired CIA agents who live on the East Coast.  Their days of being spooks are supposed to be over, and they gather together quite often to drink cocktails, eat food, and discuss books, calling themselves The Martini Club, as that is their drink of choice.

Of course, they keep finding themselves embroiled in one mystery after another and cannot help but get involved, putting their past training to work.  They are all in their 70's, eccentric, and fun.  I look forward to the next book in the series.

I think the Martini Club would enjoy this fun cocktail before one of their potluck dinners.  

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Cocktails, Drinks, Martini, Vodka, Garlic

Cocktails

American

Yield: 1 cocktail

Author: Wendy Klik

Pickled Garlic Martini

This sounds like a strange concoction, but it is surprisingly good. It makes a wonderful pre-dinner cocktail.

Prep time: 3 MinTotal time: 3 Min

Ingredients

• 3 oz. premium vodka of choice
• 1/2 oz. juice from a jar of pickled garlic, more if you like it dirtier
• pickled garlic cloves for garnish

Instructions

1. Chill your martini glass by filling it with ice. Add water and let sit while you mix the drink.
2. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add the vodka and pickle juice. Shake until well chilled.
3. Empty the martini glass and strain the cocktail into it. Garnish with cloves of pickled garlic.

Nutrition Facts

Calories

201

Fat (grams)

0 g

Sat. Fat (grams)

0 g

Carbs (grams)

1 g

Fiber (grams)

0 g

Net carbs

1 g

Sugar (grams)

0 g

Protein (grams)

0 g

Sodium (milligrams)

215 mg

Cholesterol (grams)

0 mg

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