Blueberries are sweet and nutritious, known for their indigo coloring and petite sizes. Chock full of antioxidants and vitamins, these little blue fruits can provide the base for a whole host of delicious cocktail recipes. Take a look at these blueberry martini recipes and see which set your taste buds alight.
Blueberry Martini
A classic blueberry martini deviates slightly from a regular vodka martini recipe in that it gets its blueberry flavor from blueberry simple syrup, and switches out dry vermouth for sweet vermouth.
Ingredients
- ½ ounce blueberry simple syrup
- 2 ounces vodka or blueberry-infused vodka
- Splash sweet vermouth
- Ice
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, combine the blueberry simple syrup, vodka, and sweet vermouth.
- Add ice and shake until chilled.
- Strain into a martini glass.
Blueberry Bramble Martini
The blueberry bramble martini is super easy to make, and fun to whip up because of its muddling of a few fresh blueberries and its cool ice ball.
Ingredients
- 8-10 blueberries, 2-3 for garnish
- ½ ounce simple syrup
- ½ lemon juice
- 2 ounces gin
- Ice sphere
- Thyme sprig for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, muddle the blueberries and simple syrup.
- Add the lemon juice and gin.
- Add ice and shake until chilled.
- Strain the mixture into a coupe glass. Add an ice sphere
- Garnish with a few blueberries and a sprig of thyme.
Bubbly Blueberry Gin Martini
Get ready to tickle your nose hairs with this bubbly blueberry gin martini, which combines gin and blueberry seltzer for a super quick, refreshing drink that'll suit just about anyone's tastes.
Ingredients
- Ice
- 1½ ounces gin
- Blueberry seltzer
- Blueberries for garnish
- Raspberries for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- In an ice filled wine glass, add the gin.
- Top with blueberry seltzer.
- Garnish with a few fresh berries, like blueberries and raspberries.
Ocean Waters Martini
Take a vacation in your backyard with this ocean waters martini, which combines blueberry simple syrup, blue curaçao, and coconut rum for a great beachfront experience that'll get you through until your summer vacation starts.
Ingredients
- ½ ounce blueberry simple syrup
- ½ ounce blue curaçao
- 1½ ounces coconut rum
- Ice
- Fresh blueberries for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, combine the blueberry simple syrup, blue curaçao, and coconut rum.
- Add ice and shake until chilled.
- Strain the mixture into a martini glass.
- Garnish with a few fresh blueberries.
Fizzy Blueberry Lemonade Martini
Another bubbly martini, this martini takes the idea of bubbly lemonade and transforms it into a pseudo-martini that everyone can enjoy.
Ingredients
- ½ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 cup blueberry simple syrup, ½ for garnish
- 1 ounce gin
- Ice
- Club soda
- Lemon wedge for garnish
- Blueberries for garnish
- Mint sprig for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, combine the lemon juice, half of the blueberry simple syrup, and gin.
- Add ice and shake until chilled.
- In a tall glass, pour the rest of the syrup and add ice.
- Strain the mixture into the glass.
- Garnish with a few blueberries, lemon wedge, and a mint sprig if you'd like.
Frozen Blueberry Martini
On those particularly brutal summer afternoons when the sun isn't letting up, you can cool yourself down with a glass of this frozen blueberry martini recipe.
Ingredients
- 1 cup frozen blueberries
- ¾ ounce lime juice
- ¾ ounce simple syrup
- 2 ounces vodka
- Ice
- Blueberries for garnish
Instructions
- In a blender, combine the frozen blueberries, lime juice, syrup, vodka, and ice.
- Pulse until smooth.
- Pour the mixture into a cocktail glass.
- Garnish with blueberries.
Ways to Garnish a Blueberry Martini
Berries make for great garnishes because of how brightly colored they are and the way that they soak up the liquids that they're left in and leave you with a treat to enjoy after you've finished your drink. So, take a look at the many different ways you can garnish a blueberry martini:
- Citrus twists will offset the light pink coloring of drinks that use fresh blueberries or blueberry juice.
- A few fresh blueberries bobbing up and down in a martini glass adds a bit of whimsy to the classic drink.
- You can also skewer a few blueberries and set them delicately on the inside of a glass so that they're not floating about.
- A smashed blueberry in the center of a glass adds a sophisticated feeling to even the most basic cocktail.
- There's no harm in adding some extra sweetness to an already sweet fruit, so sugared rims are perfect garnishes for blueberry martinis.
There's No Need to Look So Blue
Don't let the daily blues get you down; make yourself a glass or two of a custom blueberry martini or another blueberry cocktail to wash away the stress of a hard day's work. Whether you like your fruit martinis traditional or want to experiment with unusual liqueurs and liquors, there's a blueberry martini recipe out there that you're certain to love.
