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Brighton Patch has teamed up with the Downtown Main Martini Bar & Grille to feature Martini of the Month. Each month, we'll show you how to make a delicious new drink.
Graduation season is right around the corner and Downtown Main Martini Bar & Grille has the perfect drink to offer adults at all those graduation parties - the Brighton Bulldog Martini. For the recipe, you'll need: 1 part whipped cream vodka 1 part vanilla coffee liqueur 1/2 part melted ice cream 1/2 part root beer Combine all of the ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake gently over the sink because the root beer will make a mess. Serve in a chilled glass and enjoy!
Downtown Main Martini Bar & Grille is getting ready for spring -- just like the rest of us. This month, Downtown Main Owner Lindsay Palizzi, shows us how to make an Arnold Palmer martini. This drink is light and sweet, perfect for the warmer months. The drink can also be tweaked using crystal light, making it into a "skinnytini" with fewer calories. For the recipe, you'll need: Cut lemons Sugar Lemonade (or lemonade-flavored Crystal Light) Sweet Tea Vodka Run a cut lemon around the edge of the martini glass then dip the rim in sugar to coat. In a shaker, pour three counts sweet tea vodka and …
Downtown Main Martini Bar & Grille is getting into the Irish spirit, tweaking the names of several drinks to fit a St. Patrick's Day theme. This month, Jennifer Campbell, Downtown Main's bartender, shows us how to make a Lucky Leprechaun. For the recipe, you'll need: Water Crushed graham crackers Chocolate syrup 1 part vanilla vodka 1 part crème de cacao 1/2 part Baileys Irish Cream 1/2 part green crème de menthe Coat the rim of the martini glass in crushed graham crackers by first dipping it in water, then graham crackers. Drizzle chocolate syrup in glass. In a shaker, pour one part vanilla …
Lindsay Palizzi, owner of Downtown Main Martini Bar & Grille, said that her business came up with the Skinnytini drinks to help cater to her dieting customers in 2012. Downtown Main's Skinnytini menu features 10 new drinks that are all 130 calories or less and have less than two grams of carbs. This month, Palizzi shows us how to make a Not by Oxidant, a blueberry pomegranate flavored martini. For the recipe, you'll need: One packet of sweetener 3 fresh limes Mint leaves 1 1/2 ounces Club Soda 1 1/2 ounces blueberry pomegranate vodka A dash of diet cranberry juice Pour the sweetener into a …
