Make a Cotton Candy Martini

A Cotton Candy Martini is a fun twist on a classic cranberry or pineapple drink. If you're feeling bored with your usual order and want something sweeter, try it with a tuft of cotton candy. If you are preparing the drink for other people, be sure to do it in front of them; the disappearing cotton candy is part of the show!

Ingredients

Pineapple Flavored[1]

  • 2 ounces (60 milliliters) cotton candy vodka
  • 1 ounce (30 milliliters) pineapple juice
  • Splash of grenadine
  • Crushed ice
  • Handful of cotton candy

Cranberry Flavored[2]

  • ½ ounce (15 milliliters) Pinnacle Cotton Candy vodka
  • ½ ounce (15 milliliters) X-Rated Fusion liquor
  • 1 ounce (30 milliliters) cranberry juice
  • Crushed ice
  • Handful of cotton candy

Steps

Making a Pineapple Cotton Candy Martini

  1. Consider filling a martini glass with a handful of cotton candy. The pineapple juice will already give this cocktail a sweet taste, but if you'd like something even sweeter, add a handful of cotton candy into the glass. Try to fill the glass up to the brim with cotton candy. Don't worry, the cotton candy will dissolve the instant you add the liquid.
  2. Fill a cocktail shaker ¾ of the way with ice. This will help chill the martini.
  3. Add in the vodka, juice, and grenadine. If you don't like pineapple juice, you can try another type of juice, such as cranberry.
  4. Shake the ingredients for about 10 seconds. This will mix everything together as well as chill it.
  5. Pour the mixture through a cocktail strainer into the glass. If you added any cotton candy into the glass, you'll see it disappear the moment the mixture touches it.
  6. Garnish the drink with a pinch of cotton candy and serve. Try to balance the cotton candy on the rim of the glass, but don't let it touch the martini, or it will disappear. If you can't get it to balance, spear it onto a cocktail stick instead, and put the stick into the martini.
  7. Finished.

Making a Cranberry Cotton Candy Martini

  1. Fill a martini glass with a handful of cotton candy. Cranberry juice is usually tart, so this will help sweeten the cocktail. Don't worry if the cotton candy reaches the top of the glass. It will disappear once you add the liquids, and leave behind a sweet taste.
  2. Fill a cocktail shaker ¾ of the way with ice. This will help chill the ingredients.
  3. Add the vodka, liquor, and cranberry juice. If you aren't fond of cranberry juice, you can use another type of juice, such as grape or even orange.
  4. Close the shaker and shake it for 10 seconds. This will mix everything together, as well as chill it.
  5. Pour the mixture through a strainer over the cotton candy. The cotton candy will "magically" disappear.
  6. Garnish with a pinch of cotton candy and serve. If it won't stay still, spear it onto a cocktail stick, and place the stick into the martini.
  7. Finished.

Tips

  • Don't like cranberry or pineapple juice? Try it with another type of juice, such as grape.[3] Some people like to use pink lemonade for a girly touch.
  • Can't drink alcohol? Either leave out the vodka, or switch it out for some soda water or lemon-lime soda.[3]
  • Is it a special occasion? Try it with champagne instead.[4]
  • If you can't find cotton candy in a store, try buying it online.
  • Dip the rim of a chilled martini glass into water, then tap it into some sugar. You can also use colored sugar or even sprinkles. Serve the Cotton Candy Martini in this glass.
  • For a more girly drink, try it with pink lemonade and a maraschino cherry for garnish.
  • Experiment with other flavors of vodka, such as raspberry or blueberry.
  • If you are mixing this cocktail for other people, do it in front of them. The disappearing cotton candy is part of the "show."
  • Cotton Candy Martinis are also known as Cotton Candy Cosmos.

Warnings

  • Remember to drink responsibly. Cotton Candy Martinis are sweet, and sometimes it is easy to forget that they are alcoholic.
  • If you are using cotton candy as a garnish, don't let it touch the martini, or it will dissolve.

Things You'll Need

  • Martini glass
  • Cocktail shaker
  • Cocktail strainer
  • Cocktail stick (optional)

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Sources and Citations

  1. ↑ http://www.cottoncandyvodka.com/cotton-candy-martini/
  2. ↑ http://www.cottoncandyvodka.com/cotton-candy-martini
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://www.thecookierookie.com/magic-cotton-candy-martini/
  4. ↑ http://www.momdot.com/cotton-candy-champagne/
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