Apple Martini

For most of us, St. Patrick's Day has become synonymous with fluorescent green beer, songs at the pub and madcap green outfits. In Ireland, however, it's a day spent with family slow cooking stew and eating traditional foods like colcannon (a buttery mashed potato dish) and soda bread. We've whipped up a simple, four-ingredient apple martini to offer a cool green alternative, and the perfect drink to salute this festive celebration. May it bring you a wee bit of fun and the luck of the Irish.

Makes 1 drink

• 1 ½ ounces vodka

• ½ ounce green apple schnapps

• ¼ ounce lemon juice

• Sliced apple for garnish

• Into a cocktail shaker filled with ice cubes, pour the vodka, apple schnapps, and lemon juice. Shake well.

• Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with an apple slice. Serve and enjoy.

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