Pepper Martinis Recipes

Steps:

• Fill a cocktail shake with ice. Pour vodka, creme de menthe, and peppermint schnapps over the ice. Cover cocktail shaker and shake; strain into a martini glass.

Steps:

• Heat a heavy cast iron or steel pan over medium-high to high heat and add 1 tablespoon oil. Add the peppers and blister, letting them sit on one side and then tossing a few times until they at blistered all the way around, about 8 minutes total. Season with sea salt.
• Lay the lemon slices in the pan so that they are flat to the bottom of the pan. Allow the lemons to color slightly and flip, about 2 minutes total. Remove to a bowl.
• Squeeze lemon half over peppers. Sprinkle on flaky salt and drizzle with 1 teaspoon oil.
• Shake or stir vodka, vermouth, and ice together in batches, adding 1 teaspoon or so of the juices from the bowl of peppers and lemons to each batch. Strain into martini glasses. Garnish each martini with a pepper and a slice of lemon.

Steps:

• Wet the rim of a chilled martini glass with water, and dip into the crushed candy cane. Pour the vodka, schnapps, and half-and-half into a cocktail shaker over ice. Cover, and shake until the outside of the shaker has frosted. Strain into the rimmed martini glass, and garnish with candy cane to serve.

Steps:

• For Black Peppercorn Syrup:.
• Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar has dissolved.
• Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to bring mixture to a simmer; cook for 20 minutes. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature.
• Strain the cooled syrup and refrigerate it in a container with a tightfitting lid.
• For Martini:.
• Combine all ingredients in a shaker filled with ice. Stir with a bar spoon, and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.