Only ’90s kids will remember (not being old enough to drink one of these)
, the true origins of which are either lost to time or muddled, so to speak, there’s little doubt in the bartending community as to who invented the apple martini. Everyone points to Lola’s, the LA restaurant and club that closed in 2013 after a 17-year run.
They named it the Adam’s Apple, after its maker, though over time, the “Adam” dropped off, and it became simply the apple martini. Equal parts vodka and schnapps, with a splash of simple syrup, it was a hit almost immediately, particularly with young women. “It was very easy to drink,” says Dunsworth. “It was a little sour, a little sweet, it was pretty. It was mostly popular with girls, and guys worried about looking soft, but we served plenty of men.”by restaurant critic S.
But the appletini was equally suited to a younger, less sophisticated audience. Eric “ET” Tecosky was bartending at Lush, a nightclub that hosted ’70s and ’80s cover bands on the weekend and attracted people in their early 20s, when he first heard of the drink. “Someone ordered it, and some girl who worked with us had heard of it and showed us how to make it from the Lola’s recipe,” he recalls. “Overnight it took off.”Every bar had its own version of the drink.
Rich Nestro started working with Ketel One in October 1997 as a sales rep in New York, and he heard about the apple martini from Gaither, who’d worked closely with Dunsworth and her team at Lola’s. Nestro says that the drink became one of four cocktails that Ketel One reps promoted with clients, along with a classic martini; the lemon drop, another candy-like drink that was very popular at the time; and the trendy cosmopolitan, which.
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