Yes, it’s the greatest way to pre-funk one of our favorite, funkiest performers.

We love Pink Martini the band.

As for the drink – well we’ve had our doubts.

Until now anyway.

Here’s a fantastic recipe for The Other Pink Martini from Jaime Aguirre of Ginger’s Kitchenware.

Ingredients: 

• 1 & 1/3rd parts vodka (We’re partial to Bendistillery’s Crater Lake Vodka and Oregon Spirit Distillers Vodka)
• 2/3rd parts dry vermouth (Give Portland’s Imbue Cellars a try if you haven’t already!)
• 2 teaspoons Grenadine
• 4 dashes of orange bitters
• Lots and lots of ice

Tools:

• Viski mixing glass
• Viski weighted bar spoon
• Solid copper martini glasses
• Hammered copper shaker

(All cocktail tools can be found at Ginger’s Kitchenware!)

Prep:

• Keep your vermouth in the fridge
• Keep your vodka in the freezer
• Keep your mixing glass and martini glasses in the freezer

Instructions:

• Add your vermouth, vodka and bitters into your mixing glass.
• Add ice and stir until cold. Don’t be afraid to stir for a bit. The ice dilution is intentional.
• STOP! If you’re not sold on the pink martini, strain your drink into your beautiful copper martini glass and enjoy.
• If you’re brave enough to enjoy the goodness that comes with a pink martini, though, transfer everything into your copper shaker and add the Grenadine.
• Shake thoroughly. (Yes, we know martinis are best stirred, not shaken. But when you add anything non-opaque to a cocktail, it needs to be shaken.)
• Now strain your delicious concoctions into your other copper martini glass and reap the benefits of your efforts!