An apple martini is one of my five a day.

She was sipping an apple martini, while waiting for a friend.

The first drink you must serve is a classic apple martini.

These days, drinking an apple martini could be considered the height of irony.

Cooley also says his restaurant served the first apple martini in town.

He said his restaurant was the first and only one he knew of serving apple martinis.

"They make the best apple martinis in town."

The soul of the electric-green apple martini has been shaken, not stirred.

"They were drinking apple martinis in L.A. two years ago."

Citrus and woody with a touch of lavender and apple martini.

Contrary to what some frou-frou mixologists will tell you, the apple martini is still alive and well.

The apple martini is officially in season.

Cassandra and her sister found a place at the bar and checked things out over apple martinis.

Start with an apple martini and sushi.

After dark, the modern-day mix of cultures gets shaken up like a good apple martini in the city's heaving night scene.

His vodka sales have skyrocketed, he said, since customers started drinking apple martinis as a sake substitute.

In Los Angeles, the young swingers have taken to drinking their apple martinis with sushi.

"You know the new rave with the apple martinis and everything," Ms. Eng said.

We sell ludicrous amounts of apple martinis.

"I've had several bartenders from New York come in and say, 'What is this apple martini people keep asking me for?' "

Mark ordered an apple martini.

My personal favorite, the Apple Martini.

Strain apple martini into glass.

Like I said before, you have no idea what somebody put in that appletini."

Whoever discovers cold fusion will probably be trying to mix an appletini.

In real life, Zuckerberg never had an appletini until he attended the film's premiere.

Its name is modeled after the word "martini" in the fashion of such drinks as the appletini.

Before he could work all that out, you'd handed over your Visa and ordered your appletini.

After seeing the film, Zuckerberg made the appletini Facebook's official drink.

It is closely related to the Appletini.

After all, shaken or stirred, Don Draper wouldn’t be caught dead drinking an appletini.

Visitors are offered the opportunity to purchase a vodka "appletini" in a hand carved ice glass for an additional fee during the tour.

A common variation of the appletini is the "Rumpletini", with a light rum in place of the vodka.

Just don't say Appletini.

You won't get shot if you order an appletini at Kochevar's, but you won't make many friends, either.

Instead, order a tart Appletini or sparkling flute of Dom and be blissfully at one with spring — on your terms.

After all, how are you supposed to appear sophisticated and masculine while sipping a neon green appletini that makes your breath smell like Jolly Ranchers?

An added benefit of grabbing a bite beforehand, she says, is that that Pinot or appletini will be absorbed more slowly into the bloodstream, minimizing its diet-damaging effects.

THE improbable mad success of the appletini over the last few years has raised the eyebrows, not to mention the hackles, of New York's more self-esteeming mixologists.

The appletini is the favorite alcoholic drink of John "J.D." Dorian in the sitcom Scrubs in which it is often characterized as being somewhat effeminate.

Some newer drinks include the word "martini" or the suffix "-tini" in the name (e.g., appletini, peach martini, chocolate martini, espresso martini).

In fact, a scruffily good-looking staff member delivering an appletini ($10) at the guests-only rooftop lounge and fire pit is more likely to volunteer tomorrow's surf report than any other tips for your visit.

The cloyingly childish appletini, with its Jolly Rancheresque hit of Sour Pucker schnapps, reeks of marketing manipulation in a frantic attempt to succeed with the leather-pants set.