Editing Appletini

{{Short description|Apple-flavored vodka cocktail}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2024}} 
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{distinguish|Apple Martin}}
{{Infobox cocktail
| iba         = 
| sourcelink  = applemartini
| name        = Appletini (aka apple martini)
| image       = Appletini.jpg
| caption     = Top view of an apple martini
| type        = Cocktail
| flaming     =
| vodka       = yes
| served      = Straight up
| garnish     = [[Apple]] slice; Cherry
| drinkware   = cocktail
| ingredients = *4.5 cl (3 parts) [[Vodka]]
*1.5 cl (1 part) Apple [[schnapps]] / [[Calvados (brandy)|Calvados]]
*1.5 cl (1 part) [[Cointreau]]
| prep        = Mix in a [[cocktail shaker|shaker]], then pour into a chilled glass.  Garnish and serve.
}}

An '''apple [[Martini (cocktail)|martini]]''' ('''appletini''' for short) is a [[cocktail]] containing [[vodka]] and one or more of [[apple juice]], [[apple cider]], [[Liqueur|apple liqueur]], or [[Fruit brandy|apple brandy]].  Although the drink contains no [[vermouth]] by default, the term "apple martini" is consistent with the trend of calling any straight [[liquor]] in a [[martini glass]] a "[[Martini (cocktail)|martini]]," such as the [[saketini]] or other [[List of drinks that that use the word martini|variations]].<ref name="stir crazy">{{cite news|url=http://www.nypost.com/seven/11152006/entertainment/food/stir_crazy__food_brian_niemietz.htm|title=Stir Crazy!|last=Brian|first=Niemietz|date=2006-11-15|work=The New York Post|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081213151447/http://www.nypost.com/seven/11152006/entertainment/food/stir_crazy__food_brian_niemietz.htm|archive-date=December 13, 2008}}</ref>

This drink, originally called an Adam's Apple Martini because the bartender who created it was named Adam, was created in 1996 at Lola's West Hollywood restaurant.<ref name=NYTimes>{{cite news | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/04/dining/the-greening-of-the-martini.html | title = The Greening of the Martini | first = Rick | last = Marin | date = October 4, 2000 | newspaper = [[The New York Times]] | access-date = October 3, 2015}}</ref><ref name=LATimes>{{cite news | url = http://www.latimes.com/food/dailydish/la-dd-lolas-apple-martini-close-september-20130815-story.html | title = Lola's, famous for the apple martini, to close in September | first = Jenn | last = Harris | date = August 15, 2013 | newspaper = [[Los Angeles Times]] | access-date = October 3, 2015}}</ref>

==Recipe==
In its purest form, it would contain:

:4 cl ({{Frac|1|1|2}} oz) [[top shelf liquor|top shelf]] vodka (or gin)
:2 cl ({{Frac|2|3}} oz) apple juice, cider or, most often, apple pucker

Typically, the ingredients are shaken or stirred and then strained into a cocktail glass.

===Variations===
A sweet and [[sour mix]] can also be added before shaking.

Optionally, [[vermouth]] may be included, as in a regular martini. 

A similar cocktail can be made with [[Martini (vermouth)|Martini Bianco white vermouth]] and apple juice in a [[Highball glass|long drink glass]] filled with ice.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.cocktailsoftheworld.com/cocktails-overview/cocktails-by-country/italy/cocktail/martini-bianco-and-apple-juice.html | title = Martini Bianco and Apple Juice | work = Cocktails of the World | access-date = October 3, 2015}}</ref>

==In popular culture==
TV and movies have used male characters drinking Appletinis to signify them as effeminate and presenting as gay, seen most prominently in the case of [[J.D. (Scrubs)|John "J.D." Dorian]] in ''[[Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]].'' The characterization is seen in other depictions such as [[Phil Dunphy]] in [[Modern Family|''Modern Family'']], [[Alan Harper (Two and a Half Men)|Alan Harper]] in ''[[Two and a Half Men]]'' and [[Ted Mosby]] in ''[[How I Met Your Mother]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2016-07-12 |title=Great Moments in TV Drinking: Mr. Robot Resurrects The Appletini |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/drink/mr-robot/great-moments-in-tv-drinking-mr-robot-resurrects-t/ |access-date=2021-10-18 |website=Paste Magazine |language=en}}</ref>''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Brooke |first=Eliza |date=2019-10-30 |title=When Did America Turn on the Appletini? |url=https://www.eater.com/2019/10/30/20937155/apple-martini-recipe-ingredients-appletini-history |access-date=2021-10-18 |website=Eater |language=en}}</ref> Professional wrestler [[Christopher Daniels]] incorporated the drinking of appletinis into his [[Heel (professional wrestling)|heel]], "snarky [and] sarcastic", character work beginning in 2012 for [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling|Total Nonstop Action]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=411MANIA |url=https://411mania.com/wrestling/christopher-daniels-discusses-his-current-character-and-getting-under-the-skin-of-the-fans/ |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=Christopher Daniels Discusses His Current Character and Getting Under The Skin of The Fans |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-11-11 |title=Christopher Daniels Interview |url=http://www.nzpwi.co.nz/2012/11/christopher-daniels-interview/ |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=NZPWI |language=en-GB}}</ref> Other media depict the cocktail as drunk by "college-aged girls" and "uncultured types".<ref name=":0" />

== See also ==
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* [[List of cocktails]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.applemartini.co.uk/ Typical list of apple Martini recipes/ingredients] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803124324/http://www.applemartini.co.uk/ |date=2020-08-03 }}

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