Already going insane just thinking about all of the time you’ll be spending with your extended family over the Thanksgiving holiday? Sounds like you could use a celebration of Tippling Tuesday, the evening on which we raise a glass or two (OK, three, tops) in celebration of the week’s most underrated, oft-neglected day.

This week, thanks to a recommendation from a friend, I’m giving Ciroc vodka a turn in the ol’ martini shaker. Unlike the stuff I normally swill, this vodka is made from grapes — not grain, corn or potatoes — and distilled five times. From what I’ve been told, it’s so smooth you hardly know you’re actually drinking. That may or may not be a good thing. At least by the second I hope to forget that Ciroc’s made in France. Between Grey Goose and now Ciroc, I can’t help but wondering: when on earth did the French turn into the world’s best vodka makers?

Anyway, tonight’s drink was recommended by the very same friend as a perfect way to highlight Ciroc’s sweet, delicate flavor:

The White Grape Martini

1-1/2 oz. Ciroc Vodka
1-1/2 oz. White Grape Juice

Dip the rim of your martini glass in sugar, and shake the liquids together then strain into the glass. Serve garnished with a frozen grape or two.

Bottoms up!

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007, 4:30 pm   |   Martini Madness  |  RSS feed Comments and pings are currently closed.