Silver-Tequila Martini

Name: Silver-Tequila Martini
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Ingredients: 2 ounces silver tequila, such as Patron Silver; 0.5 ounce dry vermouth; 2 tablespoons fresh pink-grapefruit juice, plus a wedge and a twist for serving; 10 to 12 dashes grapefruit or orange bitters, such as Fee Brothers; Edible silver flakes (optional; available at nycake.com ) and sanding sugar, for serving

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Martha Stewart Test Kitchen

Updated on March 25, 2020

Prep Time:

5 mins

Total Time:

5 mins

Yield:

1

To chill a martini glass, fill it with ice, then cold water. Let it stand 5 minutes, then drain.

Ingredients

2 ounces silver tequila, such as Patron Silver
½ ounce dry vermouth
2 tablespoons fresh pink-grapefruit juice, plus a wedge and a twist for serving
10 to 12 dashes grapefruit or orange bitters, such as Fee Brothers
Edible silver flakes (optional; available at nycake.com) and sanding sugar, for serving

Directions

Fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice. Add tequila, vermouth, grapefruit juice, and bitters. Cover and shake several times.
Stir together silver flakes and sugar on a small plate. Run grapefruit wedge along the rim of a chilled martini glass. Dip rim in sugar mixture to evenly coat. Strain tequila mixture into glass, add grapefruit twist, and serve.

Originally appeared: Martha Stewart Living, December/January 2015