Pour 3 ounces vodka, 2 ounces apple pucker, 1 ounce apple juice and 1 ounce granny smith apple syrup into a cocktail shaker.
Add a few cubes of ice.
Put the lid on the shaker and shake well.
Pour the mixture into martini glasses.
Appletini "easy on the tini"
Pour 1 ounce vodka, 2 ounces apple schnapps or apple pucker, 1 ounce apple juice and 1 ounce granny smith apple syrup into a cocktail shaker.
Add a few ice cubes.
Shake well and strain into martini glasses.
Appletinis for a crowd (makes about 16 servings)
Pour 3 cups vodka, 2 cups apple schnapps or apple pucker, 1 cup apple juice and 1 cup granny smith apple syrup into a large pitcher.
Stir well. Do NOT add ice.
Refrigerate until serving.
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Notes
SubstitutionsIn all recipes, you can replace the vodka and apple schnapps with an equivalent amount of apple flavored vodka. To rim the glasses
Pour some Apple rimming sugar onto a small plate.
Slice a lemon or lime wedge. Cut a slit in the fruit side and run it around the top edge of the glass.
Or if you need to rim a lot of glasses, juice the lemon into a bowl that’s big enough for the top of the glass to fit in. Then dip the top of each glass into the juice.
Finally dip the top of the glass into the sugar.
Glasses can be rimmed with sugar a few hours in advance if you are serving for a crowd.
Garnishes
Juice a lemon into a small bowl.
Cut a granny smith apple into thin slices or wedges.
Dip the apples in the lemon juice. This will keep them from turning brown.
Then garnish the glass by:
floating an apple slice in the drink.
cutting a slit in the slice or wedge and sticking it on the rim of the glass.
putting 3 wedges on a cocktail pick and resting it on the edge of the glass.
For a party, garnishes can be prepared in advance and stored in the refrigerator until serving time.