Champagne Margarita's

 12 lime (juiced)

8 ounces tequila

8 ounces triple sec

Bottle of champage

Stir together and serve over ice (shaken)

Pineapple Infused Martini- Double Black Diamond

These are inspired by Firebird's Double Black Diamond Martini except these are better, easier and cheaper.  Firebirds actually adds pineapple flavored vodka to their mix per a bartender.  I have no idea why.

In this method, over time the straight vodka is simply infused by the pineapple, and vice versa.  What you wind up with is a dangerous martini that is pretty much straight vodka, but tastes like pineapple juice.

Ingredients:

1. Pineapples
2. Vodka

Obviously, the better vodka you use, the better they will be, but you don't have to go real expensive to get good taste.  I used Absolute, which is middle shelf and they are fantastic.  Simply cut the pineapples and put them in an air tight container with vodka.  As shown, I slice them in this fancy beverage dispenser and make it look nice.  I've also cut them into squares and stored them in a mason jar.  Both work the same.  The more surface area on the pineapples, the quicker the infusing.

The time you allow for infusion is up to you and is a fun experiment.  Anytime after about 24 hours, you can drink them and they are very good...but not as good as a waiting a week.  I've seen some recipes that are very convinced there is a specific day they will be the best.  One website I was reading says it "HAS" to be ten days.  I've tried it at 9, 10, 12 days and haven't tasted much of a difference.  The longer the better up to a couple of weeks.  Seems like somewhere in the neighborhood of 10-20 days is ideal.  It does not require refrigeration.  

I'm not sure how long they are good for because it's never lasted longer than 3 weeks around my house.