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Kaffir Lime and Green Apple Martini

Tetsuya Wakuda: Kaffir Lime and Green Apple Martini

You’ll need to begin this recipe 2 days ahead.

Serves 1



10 ml   dry vermouth, infused with lemongrass and kaffir lime (see note)
45 ml   Grey Goose vodka
5 ml   kaffir lime syrup (see note)
25 ml   apple juice
5 ml   lime juice
To serve:   very thinly sliced kaffir lime leaves


1 Place some ice in a cocktail shaker, then add infused vermouth. Strain vermouth and discard, reserving ice. Add vodka, syrup and combined juices and shake vigorously until icy cold (about 10 seconds). Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and serve garnished with kaffir lime leaves.

Note To make infused dry vermouth, add 1 stalk of lemongrass and 6 bruised kaffir lime leaves to 1 bottle of dry vermouth. Stand for 2 days before using. To make kaffir lime syrup, bring 100gm of caster sugar and 100ml of water to the simmer, stirring until sugar dissolves, then cool and blend with 5-6 kaffir lime leaves, strain and refrigerate until required.

RECIPE Tetsuya Wakuda & Byron Woolfrey PHOTOGRAPHY Chris Chen STYLING Geraldine Munoz

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