There’s no other drink as versatile as a martini. And with a slight twist to the basic recipe, you can transform your martini from simple to sophisticated, fun, and fruity. It’s a versatile drink that you can have a lot of fun experimenting with. There’s a martini for everyone, for every occasion.
Whether you are planning a fun family get-together or having your girlfriends over for a night of cocktails, show off your bartending skills with these 18 easy-to-make fruity martini recipes.
#1. Bikini Martini
Ever seen a tropical sunset in a Martini glass? This layered drink resembles a beautiful sunset, is quite easy to make, and requires close to zero skills. A blend of coconut rum, vodka, pineapple juice, and sweet grenadine, this four-ingredient recipe will be the talk of your party.
#2. Passion Fruit Martini
This sensational drink is perfect for your sophisticated parties. It’s made with refreshing ingredients and features a vivid color with a sweet yet tart taste that will do wonders for your mid-week blues. Top the drink with some fresh passion fruit to add some WOW factor and finish off your drink with style.
#3. French Martini
This French version of martini with vodka offers the goodness of sweet raspberries from the Chambord Liqueur and the tartness of pineapple from the pineapple juice. You can even make countless variations of this drink by adjusting the quantity of these ingredients or just switching the vodka for good ol’ gin. Give it a good shake to get that thick froth on the top and garnish it with a lemon twist to serve.
#4. Starburst Martini
This fun pink cocktail drink is best served on hot summer afternoons. You can mix up a starburst martini within two minutes — no sweating in that scorching sun for extra prep time. It will remind you of pink starburst candy, a taste you cannot resist.
#5. Tiny Camping Martini
This summer-special camping martini recipe is cool, refreshing, and brimming with delicious fruity flavors. Just get your shaker out, fill it with all the ingredients and ice, and shake. Serve the drink in your favorite martini glass and top it up with a wedge of watermelon.
#6. Pomegranate Vodka Martini
Love the taste of sweet pomegranate? Try this pomegranate vodka martini recipe to enjoy the delicious pomegranate flavor in a fresh drink. It uses pomegranate vodka combined with zesty lemon juice and Cointreau to create an amazing martini. Don’t have pomegranate vodka? Just plain vodka with grenadine syrup to achieve a similar taste!
#7. Strawberry Martini
Refreshing only begins to describe this utterly delicious strawberry martini. This fruity drink is perfect for a Sunday brunch with the ladies. Grab a handful of strawberries and mint leaves, squash them in a shaker, and mix them up with dry vermouth and gin/vodka. Serve in your best martini glasses.
#8. Lemon Drop Martini
Do you enjoy citrusy drinks? Give this simple and fun twist on the vodka martini a shot. This festive-looking drink served in sugar-rimmed glasses is perfectly balanced with just the right amount of sweetness and tartness. And it’s incomplete without the lemon twist at the top!
#9. Apple Martini Recipe
A sour and sweet combination of sour apple schnapps, simple syrup, a dash of lemon juice, and vodka — this recipe makes a perfectly zesty drink to have all year round. Once you get the taste of this apple martini, you’ll find yourself mixing this drink up again and again.
#10. Caramel Apple Martini
This recipe is a festive variation of the classic apple martini. Replace plain vodka with caramel vodka and add a dash of apple cider to get this amazing martini. This is a perfect drink for those times when we want to celebrate our life with an extra-special drink.
#11. Kiwi Martini
This kiwi martini is another fun vodka martini to try. It is one of the easiest recipes to perfect, one that anyone can mix in minutes. Experiment with the vodka of your choice to give this recipe your personal spin.
#12. Cranberry Martini
Made with neutral vodka, orange liqueur, cranberry juice, and simple syrup, this cranberry martini is an interestingly delicious cocktail with a smooth and refined taste. It’s also super easy to make. And while this drink is perfect for any time of the year, the sugar cranberries used for garnishing give the drink very Christmassy vibes.
#13. Vodka Blood Orange Cranberry Martini
This vibrant and tantalizing martini is sure to tempt your taste buds. Made with vodka, rosewater, blood orange liqueur, cranberry jam, and lime juice, this blood orange cranberry martini makes the perfect fall cocktail. A truly unique flavor among all martinis!
#14. Melon Martini
Another unique flavor in martinis is this melon martini. This super easy recipe needs only four ingredients to make including ice and can be mixed up in a minute or two. It will be hard to resist this amazing flavor once you get a taste of it.
#15. Watermelon Martini Cocktail
There’s no better fruit than watermelon to make a summer-special martini. This hydrating fruit combined with orange liqueur and some simple syrup makes for a sinfully delicious martini that you can sip on all summer. This is a fun, cool, and refreshing drink you’ll want to keep coming back to.
#16. Pineapple Mint Martini
If you’re looking for a light tropical cocktail, this pineapple mint martini is a must-try! It’s a delicious twist on classic martini cocktails and can be mixed with gin. This is a great recipe to add to your arsenal of summer cocktails.
#17. Peach Amaretto Martini
A perfect balance of peach and almond flavors, this peach martini is the ultimate summer drink that you can whisk up in less than 10 minutes. Unlike the strong, classic martinis, the peach in this martini beautifully complements the almond flavors of Amaretto and tastes like a subtly sweet cocktail.
#18. Tropical Martini
This is not a regular martini — it’s a dessert in a glass. This fantastic martini flavor uses mango puree as one of its ingredients and combines it with pineapple juice, passion fruit juice, grenadine, and vodka to create a stunning drink.
