This Rose Martini Cocktail is a light, luscious, delicately sweet, and refreshing cocktail with a delicate rose aroma. You can make it with either dry Martini Vermouth or Martini Rosso.
Hello everyone! I hope you are doing very well. So am I, thanks for asking. But I have a very serious question for you. Is it even appropriate to share this Rose Martini Cocktail on Tuesday morning? Indeed, can I even consider myself a decent person if I am dreaming of this cocktail right now? Well, in my excuse, I am writhing this post on Monday night, so that’s totally legit haha.
Instagram Food Challenge
Before we talk about this stunning cocktail, I have something great to share with you. So I hope you haven’t jumped right away to the recipe (Although I won’t judge you if you are jumping and excited to make it right away!) Anisa (Instagram The Wonky Stove), huge public HautesCuisines, and I (Instagram Havoc In The Kitchen) haven joined together to have some (And I totally mean A LOT) of fun with an Instagram food challenge. This challenge is about Dessert Drinks, and it could be everything from a milkshake or lemonade to a fancy cocktail or mocktail.
“Drinks More Sweets” #DrinkMoreSweets
In a nutshell, it will be happening July 19-25, and you will need to use hashtag #drinkmoresweets. I will add a poster in my next blog post, or you can check our accounts for more detail. This challenge isn’t about prizes (However, the winners and runners-up will be featured by HautesCuisines). That’s about your creativity. Maybe you can almost literally transform a famous dessert like tiramisu to a drinkable form? I’ve already come up with something I will be sharing with you. And the most importantly, in the times when Instagram is ‘no longer a photo-sharing app,’ (Isn’t that sad? I am totally for diversity, but I don’t like the idea of basically punishing those people who opt out creating reels), we also want to appreciate the photograph.
I hope you will join this challenge – I know many fellow bloggers enjoy both drinks and desserts, so why not combine these things together?
Rose Martini Cocktail
Anyway, let’s back to this Rose Martini Cocktail. It’s truly delightful! Yes it is quite sweet and with a distinctive botanical flavour, but it does not taste like soap at all. Even Andrew who prefers stronger cocktails with no ice, did like this. (Well he might or might not have tripled the amount of martini for his version!) You will need this rose syrup or even this rose petal jam (There’s still enough of the syrup in the jam). I urge you to collect rose petals and turn them into a jam / syrup ASAP, because you we will need it in July a lot (And the roses are starting to fade now!) Don’t have roses around? Just make simple sugar syrup and infuse it with a few drops of rose water then!
Dessert Cocktail
This is a dessert kind of cocktail, as I mentioned making it a lovely choice for your Saturday afternoon :) Definitely you can play with the amount of syrup as well as with lime juice, for a tarter result. You can use either dry Martini Vermouth or Martini Rosso. Personally, I love the first one in this cocktail as it’s not so sweet. Besides, Martini Rosso already has a pleasantly strong, somewhat botanical aroma, and the rose flavour gets a bit lost here. But I won’t stop you from making both versions to decide yourself! Let me know which one you liked the best. Also, you can improvise by mixing martini with stronger liquors such as gin or rum, for a bolder result.
I hope you like this Rose Martini Cocktail, and you will give this idea a try. If you make it, let me know in this post or send me an Instagram message or share you photos adding the hashtag #havocinthekitchen. And I hope you join this Instagram food challenge!
Cheers!
Rose Martini Cocktail
Course: Drinks2
servings5
minutesThis Rose Martini Cocktail is a light, luscious, delicately sweet, and refreshing cocktail with a delicate rose aroma. You can make it with either dry Martini Vermouth or Martini Rosso. The cooking time does not include the time for making the syrup.
Ingredients
3-4 oz. extra dry Martini Vermouth or Martini Rosso – see notes
1 oz. (or to taste) of rose syrup or jam (liquid only) – see notes
juice of 1 lime, or to taste
1/2 cup of ice, crushed (optional)
Directions
- In a shaker, combine the rose syrup, martini, lime juice, and ice. Shake about 30 seconds to combine. Try and adjust to your liking by adding more of martini, syrup, or lime. Enjoy right away!
Notes
- You can use either dry Martini Vermouth or Martini Rosso. Personally, I love the first one in this cocktail as it’s not so sweet. Besides, Martini Rosso already has a pleasantly strong, somewhat botanical aroma that interferes with the rose flavour.
- If you don’t have rose petals on hands, you can make simple sugar syrup infused with a few drops of rose water.
- Of course, ice is optional. You can simply chill the ingredients prior using. Or make rose-infused ice cubes for a stunning presentation and even more flavour!
Hi – I’m Ben, a blogger, recipe developer, and food photographer. I’m glad you’re here! I hope you will enjoy hundreds of delicious recipes and a pinch of havoc in the kitchen.
I’ve been enjoying all of your recent rose recipes. The crepes especially! They are all so beautifully presented with that gorgeous color. I look forward to checking out the dessert drink challenge, too. And what beautiful accounts to collaborate with. Love them both. I don’t make many drinks — however, I love trying them! ;-) ~Valentina
Thank you Valentina!
I love your cocktail, I might not be a massive fan of rose flavoured food products, but just for the gorgeous presentation I’d be eager to try! Very delicate composition!
Thank you!
Such a beautiful shot! This martini is definitely my kind of drink!
Thank you very much Michelle!
I would definitely enjoy sipping on this beautiful cocktail on a lazy summer afternoon. Very creative! And, such a fun IG challenge! Thanks for coordinating Ben!
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Thank you very much Kim!
Did I read Martini? I’m all in! It’s my favourite cocktail, although I mostly drink the dry, vodka kind. This one is so pretty, it would be difficult to refuse. All right, twist my arm, I’ll take one…
Haha thank you – I hope you like it.
What an interesting cocktail,, Ben! Perfect for dessert, for sure! And such a vibrant color, I love a beautiful cocktail, too! Not sure I’ve ever had anything with rose flavor or rose syrup, I’d be interested to try it for sure!
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Thank you very much Laura!
Interesting drink! Love its color. And any day of the week — or time of the day! — is appropriate for thinking about cocktails in my book. :-)
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Thank you John!
Also, noted – will not be embarrassed anymore haha.
I don’t know much about cocktail but yours looks fabulous. I love the deep rose color. I bet the fragrance is so attractive. Your artistic rendering on colors shines in this photo. Nice!
Thank you very much Holly for your kind words!
Whoa, this is gorgeous!! Perfect for sipping around the pool!
Thank you Liz – cheers!
I think my mom would enjoy this.
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I hope she would – thank you Tandy!
You are very good playing with colours and flavours, Ben. I can’t help but fall in love with this cocktail, and I don’t even drink! Thumbs up for you, Ben!
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Thank you very much Angie for your kind words! You can totally make rose lemonade or mocktail instead of this.