Black Devil Martini Recipe

Dark rum and a black olive garnish give this martini its midnight hue. Rim the glass with coarse orange sugar to dress it up for a Halloween party.
Halloween Cocktail

Black Devil Martini

Dark rum and a black olive garnish give this martini its midnight hue. Rim the glass with coarse orange sugar to dress it up for a Halloween party.

©Photo by Steve Murello

Photo by Steve Murello

Ingredients:

2 oz. dark rum
1/2 oz. dry vermouth
black olive
orange sugar

Preparation:

Stir and strain into chilled martini glass that has been rimmed with orange sugar, then garnish with black olives.

From: American Professional Bartending Schools of Illinois in Chicago

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