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Troy bar plans to serve up strawberry martinis this weekend
A strawberry shortcake martini? A chocolate covered stawberry martini? A strawberry truffle martini? A strawberry starburst martini?
No, it’s not wishful thinking … this is for real.
In honor of this weekend’s Troy Strawberry Festival, Shawn Grow, owner of the Cork-N-Vine Wine Cellar, decided it was the perfect time to serve up these specialty cocktails. Customers can nosh on a strawberry stuffed with Creme fraiche throughout the weekend or enjoy a chocolate fountain and fresh strawberries on Saturday while they enjoy a glass of wine or a berry delicious concoction.
Cork-N-Vine Wine Cellar is roughly a mile away from the Strawberry Festival itself and these cocktails are a nice way to cap off the day while sticking to the theme.
If you’re over the berries, head bartender Kristie Wilson has come up with other inspired cocktails like the Dirty Girl Scout which tastes like a Thin Mint and the Key Lime Pie martini which tastes like, well, Key Lime Pie. With an extensive specialty drink list and sets of wine flights it should be a nice way to keep the festivities in Troy going after the festival itself has ended.
The cocktails which sell for $6.99 each can be enjoyed with friends by ordering a sampling of four sets of four mini-martinis for $40. The mini portions which add up to just over a martini are a nice way to sample them all without overdoing.
The Strawberry Shortcake Martini is a creamy, sweet treat made with vanilla vodka, Frangelico, Strawberry Pucker and fresh cream with a graham cracker rim. The Chocolate Covered Stawberry martini was a favorite made with Godiva liquer, vanilla vodka and a splash of Frangelico. The Strawberry Truffle has a rich flavor with a sour note to finish it thanks to the addition of muddled strawberries mixed in with vanilla vodka, Godiva White Chocolate liquer and Strawberry Pucker. The Strawberry Starburst Martini is a simple mixture of lemonade, Strawberry Pucker and Watermelon Pucker that tastes just like a Jolly Rancher.
Pictured above: The Chocolate Covered Stawberry martini front and center flanked by the Strawberry Truffle martini on the left and the Strawberry Shortcake martini behind it.
Although they tasted a little light on booze, they were big on berry flavor and would make a refreshing treat at the end of a long day. Troy’s Cork-N-Vine Wine Cellar is worth a stop - if not this weekend then at some point in the future.
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