These two delicious recipes will have you channelling your inner 007 in no time on 21 June, World Martini Day. 

Rose water martini with candy floss   

Serves 2  

Ingredients 

2 tots (50ml) vodka
2 tots (50ml) pink gin
2 Tbsp rose syrup
1 lime
1 cup soda water
Candy floss
Crushed ice 

Method 

1. Combine crushed ice, 2 tots (50ml) each vodka and pink gin, 2 Tbsp rose syrup, juice of 1 lime and 1 cup soda water in a cocktail shaker. 
2. Shake for about 30 seconds and divide between two chilled cocktail glasses. 
3. Top each glass with lime slices and candy floss just before serving, as it melts into the drink quite quickly.

Recipes & styling: Sjaan van der Ploeg 
Photographs: Fresh Living Magazine 

Chocolate martini 

Serves 4  

Ingredients 

150g dark chocolate, chopped  
3 cups Baileys Irish Cream liqueur  
1 cup chocolate liqueur 
1 cup ice
Gingerbread stars, to serve 

Method 

1. Place 4 martini glasses in the freezer.
2. Carefully melt the chocolate over a double boiler or in a microwave.
3. Remove the glasses from the freezer.
4. Using a spoon, spread a layer of chocolate in the shape of a half-moon on the inside of each glass.
5. Combine the liqueurs in a cocktail shaker or screw-top jar filled with about 1 cup of ice. Shake until thoroughly chilled.
6. Strain the martini into the prepared glasses.
7. Serve your martinis with a few gingerbread stars (perfect for dipping) dusted lightly with icing sugar. 

Recipe & styling: Sjaan Van Der Ploeg  
Photography: Zhann Solomons

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There’s no better way to start off the weekend than by sipping on a refreshing and delicious drink. Gin is definitely making its mark as the drink of 2018, and can be paired with many different herbs and flavours. For these stunning gin martinis, we’ve opted for a bitter-sweet taste to forget about those weekday stresses.

SERVES 2 // COOKING TIME 10 min, plus chilling time

INGREDIENTS
3 grapefruits (2 juiced, 1 sliced into wedges)
2 tbsp syrup
15 g fresh thyme, plus extra to garnish
2 shots gin

METHOD
1. Place the juice, syrup and thyme in a pan over low heat. Whisk until the syrup has dissolved. Allow to cool, then refrigerate.
2. Strain the juice into two glasses, along with a shot of gin in each glass. Serve with thyme and a wedge of grapefruit.

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