To ring in 2024, we created the Green Crab Martini: a blend of crab oil washed vodka and Ancho chile-infused vermouth. This cocktail definitely packs a punch, with briny and spicy notes mellowed out by the smooth texture of olive oil and crab fat in the vodka. We aren’t going to lie to you, this Martini is not a quick recipe and requires quite a few steps and a drizzle of patience.

First, you’ll want to make green crab oil, a process that requires slowly heating extra virgin olive oil, crab shells, and aromatics over the course of 3 hours. You can find our recipe for Spicy Green Crab Oil here . This condiment keeps for up to a month and is also delicious atop gumbo, chowder, or pasta.

Then it’s time to infuse the vodka. We recommend blending the crab oil and vodka, freezing, and then straining the solution at least once. Check out our tutorial here, we added chile ancho before fat washing for a bit of smokiness and heat but this is totally optional.

The final step is whipping up the Martini and at this point, you’ve earned it. Express and garnish with a lemon twist.

ingredients

  • 2 oz green crab vodka

  • .75 oz dry vermouth

    optional: infuse with Ancho chiles a week before using and strain

  • lemon twist


Instructions

  1. Add green crab vodka and vermouth into a mixing glass with ice 

  2. Stir with a cocktail spoon for about 30 seconds and strain into a chilled into a chilled Martini Glass, Coupe, or Nick and Nora