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French Martini recipe
Vodka, raspberry liqueur and pineapple with a signature foam.
A French Martini is 45 ml (42.3 g) Vodka, 15 ml (15.6 g) Chambord and 15 ml (15.6 g) Pineapple Juice, shaken and served in a martini glass. It pours to about 75 ml before ice, at roughly 27.3% ABV. Weighing the ingredients instead of measuring them is what keeps the balance identical from one round to the next.
- Glassmartini glass
- Methodshaken
- Pour volume75 ml
- Strength (est.)27.3% ABV
- Time3 min
French Martini ingredients — in millilitres and grams
Grams are what the PourPilot coaster actually targets. They are not the same as the millilitres: a spirit is lighter than water, a syrup is heavier, so 30 ml of one is never 30 g. The right-hand column is the density we use, in grams per millilitre.
| Ingredient | Volume | Weight | g/ml | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vodka | 45 ml | 42.3 g | 0.94 | Weighed by the coaster |
| Chambord | 15 ml | 15.6 g | 1.04 | Weighed by the coaster |
| Pineapple Juice | 15 ml | 15.6 g | 1.04 | Weighed by the coaster |
How to make a French Martini
- Set your martini glass on the scale (or on the PourPilot coaster) and zero it. Every measurement below is given in millilitres and in grams, so you can use either.
- Add Vodka, Chambord and Pineapple Juice to a shaker, weighing each ingredient rather than eyeballing a jigger.
- Fill with ice and shake hard for 12–15 seconds.
- Double-strain into a chilled martini glass.
French Martini: the questions people actually ask
How strong is a French Martini?
Roughly 27.3% ABV as poured, before the ice dilutes it — typically another 15–25% water by the time you finish stirring or shaking. Spirit-forward. Sip it, do not sink it.
What glass should a French Martini be served in?
A martini glass. Chill it first — a room-temperature stemmed glass will undo half the work you just did in the mixing tin.
Can I make a French Martini without a jigger?
Yes — that is what the gram column is for. Put the glass or tin on a kitchen scale, zero it, and pour to the weight. It is more accurate than a jigger because nothing is left clinging to the inside of the measure. The PourPilot coaster does the same thing without you having to watch a display: it lights up as you approach the target and tells you when to stop.
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