Food Network

Sponsor Recommendations

Recipe Reviews

Here’s how the rating system works:


Gingerbread Martini
Recipe courtesy Sandra Lee
Show: Semi-Homemade Cooking with Sandra Lee  Episode: Holiday Cocktail Party
Overall User Rating: Overall User Rating


let your friends know how strong this is.
12/27/2006 at 10:26am
User: Jamicia from Valley, TX    User Rating:
I didn't like it. Very heavy.




Too sweet...
12/23/2007 at 03:03pm
User: Tess from Minneapolis, MN    User Rating:
Not my favorite. Doesn't really taste like spicy gingerbread... meh.




pretty intense
12/20/2006 at 04:14pm
User: Anonymous    User Rating:
very stong on the alcohol. Anesthetising.




5 shots per drink is too potent for me
12/18/2006 at 03:50pm
User: Anonymous    User Rating:
I didn'tlike the flavor either. Very heavy




Strangely good
12/15/2007 at 08:33pm
User: Karen from Dallas, TX    User Rating:
I'll start out by saying I LOVE gingerbread. You have to in order to like this recipe. It's bizarre how much this drink tastes like the real thing. Kind of sweet. You can increase the dark run to combat the sweetness, but it makes it a little heavy on the alcohol. not a problem for me though. Some people may like the sweetness though - it almost doesn't taste like an alcoholic drink, which I know some people favor. It does require a bit of ingredients. Ginger beer can be hard to find; I found it at the second store I tried though. You can go with some cheaper grades of liquor though, and I don't think it compromised quality or flavor. (I used Kahulua instead of the recommended Frangelico, and used some offbrand of Vanilla Vodka). It's not something I would drink all the time, but it's a nice holiday sipping drink. We made 3 servings the first time. My dh drank probably 3/4 of a serving and I had the rest in one evening. For a holiday party, this would be fun to make for people to sip and "try". It will never be someone's "drink of choice" but it's a fun novelty.




Undrinkable
12/13/2006 at 09:59pm
User: TERI from La Canada, CA    User Rating:
Complete waste of ingredients. I couldn't drink it and poured it down the sink.




AWESOME
12/08/2007 at 11:30pm
User: Joel from Punta Gorda, FL    User Rating:
IT IS AMAZING




I found this martini overly strong.
12/07/2006 at 09:04pm
User: Anonymous    User Rating:
The dark rum didn't float and the gigner beer made this taste odd.




I thought this was a terrible drink
12/06/2006 at 06:33pm
User: Anonymous    User Rating:
between me and some neighbors, we had most of the ingredients. Had to buy the buterscotch schnaps. After these wer made, we all proclaimed disaster and put on a pot of coffee instead. I don't know what we are gonna do with the schnaps now.




Fun drink!
12/03/2006 at 12:00pm
User: Anonymous    User Rating:
This was great, an easy fun drink for entertaining.