Tablatini

Ingredients

1. 2 cups pineapple juice
2. 8 stalks fresh lemongrass, 6 coarsely chopped and 2 halved crosswise
3. 4 small fresh pineapple wedges
4. Crushed ice
5. 1 cup Absolut Citron vodka
6. 1/4 cup fresh lime juice

1. In a medium saucepan, simmer the pineapple juice with the chopped lemongrass over moderate heat for 15 minutes; let cool. Strain the pineapple juice into a jar and chill.
2. Spear the pineapple wedges with the lemongrass stalks. Fill a pitcher with ice and add the pineapple juice, vodka and lime juice. Strain into chilled martini glasses and garnish with the pineapple.