{"id":1776,"date":"2012-07-22T07:54:09","date_gmt":"2012-07-22T14:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.emlynley.com\/blog\/?p=1776"},"modified":"2012-10-01T12:51:35","modified_gmt":"2012-10-01T19:51:35","slug":"the-ginger-martini-to-die-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.emlynley.com\/blog\/the-ginger-martini-to-die-for\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ginger Martini to Die For"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>I came up with this drink idea while visiting Shira Anthony. She makes a scrumptious ginger syrup and I suggested it would taste amazing in vodka. I’ll try mixing just about anything with vodka, with mixed results (pun intended). This is one of the best things I’ve come up with. If you make it, tell us what you think!<\/p>\n

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EM’s Ginger Martini<\/span><\/p>\n

Ingredients:<\/p>\n

1-1\/2 ounces vodka
\n1-1\/2 ounces ginger syrup (recipe below)
\nSquirt of lemon juice
\nIce<\/p>\n

Put the ingredients in a martini shaker and pretend you’re Tom Cruise in Cocktail<\/em>. Pour into any glass. Garnish with a slice or two of ginger from the syrup jar.<\/p>\n

Sip. Smile. Repeat.<\/p>\n

You can vary the proportion of vodka and syrup to your liking.<\/p>\n

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Shira Anthony’s Sweet & Spicy Ginger Syrup<\/span><\/p>\n

Two large ginger roots, about 6-8 ounces total
\n3 cups of water
\n2 cups of sugar<\/p>\n

Peel and slice ginger into about \u00bc to \u00bd-inch slices. Put sliced ginger, water and sugar in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, and reduce to a simmer. Let it simmer until it’s about pancake-syrup consistency, stirring occasionally.<\/p>\n

Cool the syrup in the saucepan. If you find it’s too thick as it starts cooling, heat up a little (not boiling) and add more water to get to desired consistency. Cool again. Pour into a jar (including all ginger pieces) and keep refrigerated.<\/p>\n

This tastes great on pancakes and waffles, too. \u00a0You can probably figure out other uses.<\/p>\n

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