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The signature version. Mastiha gives it a Greek identity without overpowering the fig.
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🍸 THE BUILD
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1.5 oz vodka
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1/2 oz Skinos Mastiha liqueur
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3/4 oz fig syrup or fig preserves
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1/2 oz fresh lemon juice
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Tiny pinch of sea salt
🍋 GARNISH
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Lemon twist
Apothiki
Greek Fig Martini
The signature version. Mastiha gives it a Greek identity.
The signature version. Mastiha gives it a Greek identity without overpowering the fig.
Ingredients
— 🍸 THE BUILD
— 1.5 oz vodka
— 1/2 oz Skinos Mastiha liqueur
— 3/4 oz fig syrup or fig preserves
— 1/2 oz fresh lemon juice
— Tiny pinch of sea salt
🍋 GARNISH
— Lemon twist
Prep
— Make fig syrup: combine 1 cup water, 1 cup sugar, and 4 dried figs in a saucepan. Simmer 15 minutes, strain, cool.
— Alternatively use 1 tablespoon of quality fig preserves.
— Chill a martini glass.
Method
STEP 1 — BUILD
— Combine vodka, mastiha, fig syrup, lemon juice, and sea salt in a shaker with ice.
STEP 2 — SHAKE
— Shake hard for 12 seconds.
STEP 3 — STRAIN
— Double strain into the chilled martini glass.
— Express the lemon twist and drop it in.
Chef's Note: The sea salt is essential — it bridges the mastiha and fig in a way nothing else does. Greek Aegean sea salt is ideal.