With just five ingredients, it’s easy to make and only take five minutes.

Is an apple martini a “real” martini?

as this apple variation.

sour apple martini

Credit:BHG / Ana Cadena

We like to top ours with diet lemon-lime carbonated beverage.

Start with vodka or gin, then shake with sour apple schnapps.

Its slightly sour taste is perfectly balanced with sweet flavor.

maraschino cherries in glasses for sour apple martini

Credit:BHG / Ana Cadena

A true martini has gin and vermouth, and sometimes vodka in place of gin.

BHG / Ana Cadena

Ingredients

2maraschino cherries with stems

13cupsour apple schnapps(3oz.)

2Tbsp.vodkaorgin(1oz.)

pouring liquor in shaker for sour apple martini

Credit:BHG / Ana Cadena

In a cocktail shaker, combine schnapps and vodka.

Add ice cubes to fill shaker half full; shake until very cold.

Test Kitchen Tip:Shaking the ingredients vigorously allows small shards of ice to splinter off from the cubes.

pouring seltzer into martini glasses for sour apple martini

Credit:BHG / Ana Cadena

These glistening bits help keep the drink ultracool in the glass.

Strain vodka mixture into the prepared martini glasses.

Fill glasses with lemon-lime carbonated beverage.

2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.