Every party loves these blueberry martinis! The homemade blueberry vodka, which takes two weeks to properly infuse, is simple to produce yet crucial. After that, it’s easy sailing with fruit and a squeeze of lime!
| Prep Time: | 30 mins |
| Additional Time: | 14 days |
| Total Time: | 14 days 30 mins |
| Servings: | 10 |
Ingredients
- 1 liter vodka
- 1 pint blueberries, rinsed and dried
- 1 cup raspberry flavored liqueur
- 1 lime, juiced
- 1 twist lime zest, garnish
Instructions
- To make blueberry vodka: Pour about 1/3 of the bottle of vodka into a holding container; set aside. Score each blueberry with a small nick and place into the vodka bottle. Fill the vodka bottle with reserved vodka until just below the neck. Add just enough raspberry liqueur to top off the bottle. Let sit in a dark place for 2 weeks.
- To make martini: Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add 2 parts blueberry vodka, 1 part raspberry liqueur, and a dash of lime juice to the shaker. Shake vigorously and strain into a glass. Garnish with twist of lime zest.
Reviews
These came out great. I made them last summer when I got fresh blueberries in my CSA share. I just made another batch last week to take to a bachlorette party. I expect them to be the hit of the party 🙂
I made this and WOW! It turned out GREAT! Used 100% vodka, and it is pretty potent but gooood! To make it less potent (making it not a martini anymore), I tried ginger ale, and it was so good, I am going to drink it like that from now on! Thanks for the recipe!
Delicious. I tucked the bottle into the back of the cupboard for about 2 weeks and the results were amazing. 2 parts of the finished blueberry vodka to 1 part of raspberry liquor, with a hint of lime, shaken with ice…refreshing and delicious. One tip, don’t eat the blueberries after they’ve soaked in the vodka. They’re kind of bitter at that point. All the goodness has gone into the vodka.
Love the blueberry vodka. Thought the raspberry liqueur overpowered the vodka and made it too sweet. I substitued raspberry vodka for the liqueur and it was awesome. Also will put in a good spash of not only the recommended lime juice, but sometimes lemon or pomegranate or a combination to change it up and they all work. Thanks for the recipe!
I like to use Stoli Blueberi – absolute best! I actually prefer it to the self infused – no cough syrup effect. Also use more lime juice and some simple syrup (experiment to taste). Dekuyper makes a blueberry liquor and I use a splash of that instead of the raspberry. I’m getting thirsty….gotta go!
This was very good, but not good enough to wait two weeks for. I like the color very much, but since I like to mix my blueberry vodka with a bit of sweet and sour mix and lime, I think regular vodka is good enough. One note, I started with Smirnoff blueberry vodka so the blueberry flavor would be quite strong. I would make again if I wanted something pretty to serve at a party. Watch out for those blueberries that have soaked! Woo, what a kick. Thanks for the recipe.
YUMMMMMM! Beware though, it packs a punch! I didn’t have time to brew my own blueberry vodka (although I’ll try that in the future) but used Smirnoff Blueberry infused vodka instead. Added fresh blueberries on a toothpick for garnish which were delish after sipping all of the cocktail!
The best blueberry vodka. I mix it with lemonade and is so refreshing. I can’t wait for bleberries to come in season again. Also try other berries. Just follow the directions but try raspberry for a wonderful flavored vodka. Much better then the flavored vodkas you buy in the store
These martinis are tasty, cool, and real nice for sitting on the deck or by the fire..You’ve got to try them!!
I made this for my Dad for Christmas. It came out great. It tasted good and was a very pretty color. I used the frozen berries. It’s hard to find fresh at Christmas. The frozen add a better color and diffuse quicker.
ok now your making me in to a drunk lol
I make something similar to this using a wild berry schnapps instead of the raspberry liquor. Never thought of putting a splash of lime in though – must try that next time. Delish!
These are fabulous! Only drawback is having to wait until the blueberry vodka is ready!
so good I stayed in bed the next day.
This drink is wonderful. A taste of summer in a glass!
This was really good. It was very sweet like candy.
Definitely worth the wait! Yummy in cosmos and as one reviewer said, making blueberry vodka tonics! Thanks SO much!
I thought this tasted like cough syrup. I did not like it at all. If I try it again I will add a lot more lime juice.
They were great. Very good drink for ladies night! Thank you.
Mmmmm…(sip)….really good….(sip)…there’s definitely a kick to this drink….(sip)….probably shouldn’t drink the whole thing while typing this review….(sip)….if you like not-too-sweet drinks, this one is definitely worth trying. It tastes even better after writing this review!
These martinis had quite a kick but they went down surprisingly smooth. I can’t wait to try the blueberry vodka w/ 7UP.