8 Easy Recipes To Shake Up For National Martini Day

Ingredients: 1 teaspoon Earl Grey tea leaves 2 (1.5 fluid ounce) jiggers gin white sugar, for rimming 1 wedge lemon 1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger fresh lemon juice 2 fluid ounces simple syrup This cocktail is delicious at every occasion - especially dessert! Sprinkle the tea leaves over the gin in a glass, and let it steep for 2 hours. Pour 1/4 to 1/2 inch of white sugar onto a small plate. Wet the rims of 2 martini glasses with a wedge of lemon, dip the moistened glasses into the sugar; set aside. Strain the infused gin, lemon juice, and simple syrup into a martini shaker over ice. Cover, and shake until the outside of the shaker has frosted. Strain into the rimmed glasses to serve. [Photo via @cochineinstanbul]