Sometimes you're looking for a certain color rather than a flavor when it comes to a cocktail. Whether you want to match a theme or want to live your best life with your favorite color, a purple martini delivers on both the color and flavor. With a range of purple hues, give any of these a try to watch your dreams come true.
Deep Violet Something
This gin-style martini is a bold violet color with just the right amount of floral notes. It could pair pretty well with a movie about a jewelry store.
Instructions
- Chill a martini glass or coupe.
- In a mixing glass, add gin, dry vermouth, and creme de violette.
- Stir rapidly to chill.
- Strain into chilled glass.
Painted Purple
A slightly sweeter drink, the citrus notes balance out the drink perfectly.
Ingredients
- Lemon wedge and sugar for rim
- 1½ ounces vanilla vodka
- ¾ ounce crème de violette
- ½ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
- Ice
Instructions
- Chill a martini glass or coupe.
- To prepare rim, rub the rim of the martini glass or coupe with the lemon wedge.
- With the sugar on a saucer, dip either half or the entire rim of the glass in the sugar to coat.
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, vodka, crème de violette, and lemon juice.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into prepared glass.
Aviation
Perhaps the most well-known of the purple cocktail, the aviation cocktail has been flying in glasses since the early 20th century.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces gin
- ¾ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
- ½ ounce maraschino liqueur
- ¼ ounce crème de violette
- Ice
- Cocktail cherry for garnish
Instructions
- Chill a martini glass or coupe.
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, gin, lemon juice, maraschino liqueur, and crème de violette.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into chilled glass.
- Garnish with cocktail cherry.
Orchid Bubbles
The blueberry liqueur gives this drink a stunning purple hue, the only thing better than the color are the bubbles.
Ingredients
- 1½ ounces vodka
- ½ ounce blueberry liqueur
- ½ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
- Ice
- Prosecco to top off
Instructions
- Chill a martini glass or coupe.
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, vodka, blueberry liqueur, and lemon juice.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into chilled glass.
- Top off with prosecco.
Periwinkle Gin Sour
This earthy gin sour flips the typical gin sour on its head.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces Empress 1908 gin
- ¾ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
- ½ ounce blueberry simple syrup
- 1 egg white
- Ice
- Rosemary sprig for garnish
Instructions
- Chill a martini glass or coupe.
- In a cocktail shaker, add gin, lemon juice, blueberry simple syrup, and egg white.
- Dry shake for approximately 45 seconds to mix ingredients and create a froth.
- Add ice to shaker.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into chilled glass.
- Garnish with rosemary sprig.
These Violet Delights
Even if you're slinging this drink in the middle of winter, this violet drink will add some sun to your day.
Ingredients
- 1½ ounces vodka
- ½ ounce crème de violette
- ½ ounce elderflower liqueur
- ¼ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
- Ice
- Violet sprig for garnish
Instructions
- Chill a martini glass or coupe.
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, vodka, crème de violette, elderflower liqueur, and lemon juice.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into chilled glass.
- Garnish with violet sprig.
Blueberry Patch
The deep blue of the blueberry vodka with the egg white makes for a stunning and savory purple martini.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces blueberry vodka
- ¾ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
- ½ ounce simple syrup
- ¼ ounce orange liqueur
- 1 egg white
- Ice
Instructions
- Chill a martini glass or coupe.
- In a cocktail shaker, add blueberry vodka, lemon juice, simple syrup, orange liqueur, and egg white.
- Dry shake for approximately 45 seconds to mix ingredients and create a froth.
- Add ice to shaker.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into chilled glass.
Butterfly Garden
With a touch of ginger, this purple-hued martini creates an unexpected, but refreshing, sip.
Ingredients
- 1¾ ounces vodka
- ¾ ounce ginger liqueur
- ¾ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- ½ ounce simple syrup
- 1-2 drops butterfly pea extract
- Ice
- Lime wheel and mint leaf for garnish
Instructions
- Chill a martini glass or coupe.
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, vodka, ginger liqueur, lime juice, simple syrup, and butterfly pea extract.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into chilled glass.
- Garnish with lime wheel and mint leaf.
Blackberry Bramble
This blackberry martini has all the best parts of blackberry and none of the clean-up.
Ingredients
- 1½ ounces gin
- ¾ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
- ½ ounce blackberry liqueur
- ¼ ounce simple syrup
- Ice
- Prosecco to top off
- Lemon wheel and blackberry for garnish
Instructions
- Chill a martini glass or coupe.
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, gin, lemon juice, blackberry liqueur, and simple syrup.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into chilled glass.
- Top off with prosecco.
- Garnish with lemon wheel and blackberry.
Purple Pear Potion
No one will expect this purple martini to have bright notes of pear lurking just below the surface.
Ingredients
- 1¼ ounce vodka
- ¾ ounce pear liqueur
- ¾ ounce crème de violette
- ½ ounce sweet vermouth blanc
- Ice
- Blackberry and raspberry for garnish
Instructions
- Chill a martini glass or coupe.
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, vodka, pear liqueur, crème de violette, and sweet vermouth blanc.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into chilled glass.
- Garnish with blackberry and raspberry.
Purple Presentation
Whether you dig grape flavored drinks or just like the color purple, a violet-hued cocktail is the perfect tipple. An important part of cocktail making is the presentation--it's nearly as important that they're as appealing to the eye as they are to the drinker. With an array of flavors, there's no bad purple martini out there.
