Please help me make a perfect dirty martini!?

Question

Every time I try to make a martini- it comes out WAY too strong! I always thought that an ounce was equivalent to a shot glass- but apparently not!

Answer 1

two jiggers of your favorite potato juice(vodka) and mix in a little juice from the olives and add olives. Make sure you have your glass chilled and also add lots of ice to vodka when you shake.

Answer 2

A martini is pure alcohol - it will always be strong. You can try to dirty it up even more, but then you are kind of defeating the purpose of a martini - you're basically drinking olive brine with alcohol.

Make sure you are using very pure top quality alcohol, too. Absolut is not good for a clean martini. There are far better choices than Tanq for a gin martini. For Vodka, Ketel One, Grey Goose, Belvedere, and some of the 'boutique' vodkas are your best bets. Even Stoli because it is so clean tasting. For Gin, Boodles, Hendricks, Sapphire, and even Tanq 10 (I don't like 10 at all) are some great ones to try.

Also, be sure you are serving it really really cold. This will make the gin or vodka taste cleaner. And always handle the glass by the stem - your fingers on the actual drink part will heat the drink up.

You can also try minimizing the vermouth. Some people who don't like martinis find that they don't like it 'dry' (with vermouth). Try simply coating the glass with vermouth and dumping out the excess.

If you don't like the taste of the alcohol, then it may be time to switch drinks. Martinis are supposed to be strong.

Good luck in perfecting your recipe!

Answer 3

Dirty Martini Drink Recipe

Drink Ingredients
1 tbs. Dry Vermouth
2 Olive
2 oz. Gin
2 tbs. Olive juice

Instruction
Put an ice cube and a small amount of water in cocktail glass. Place in freezer for 2-3 minutes. Fill mixer with all ingredients including garnish. cover and shake hard 3 or 4 times. it is ok to bruise the gin on this one. Remove cocktail glass from freezer

Answer 4

the secret to a great dirrrty martini is to muddle a couple of cocktail olives in the bottom of the shaker before adding the ice and vodka and olive juice. If you think a martini is too strong, maybe you should try something else...since a martini is pretty much just straight vodka. Try vodka and soda water with an olive instead.

Answer 5

Scale ingredients to servings
2 oz gin
1 tbsp dry vermouth
2 tbsp olive juice
2 olives


1. Place an ice cube and a small amount of water in a cocktail glass. Place in freezer for 2 - 3 minutes.

2. Fill a mixer with all ingredients including garnish. Cover and shake hard 3 - 4 times.

3. Remove cocktail glass from freezer, and empty. Strain contents of the mixer into the cocktail glass, include one of the olives, and serve with a mysterious smile.

Serve in:
Cocktail Glass

Scale ingredients to servings
2 1/2 oz gin
1 splash olive juice


Use mixing glass with ice pour gin and splash of olive juice from the jar or fruit tray. Shake or stir does not matter. Strain into Martini glass. Garnish with at least 3 olives.

Serve in:
Cocktail Glass

Scale ingredients to servings
1 2/3 oz gin
1/3 oz dry vermouth
1 olive


Stir gin and vermouth with ice in a mixing glass. Strain into a cocktail glass, add the olive, and serve.

Serve in:
Cocktail Glass


Have fun trying them out !

Answer 6

Get a jigger--its a metal double cone that will more accurately measure your pour, and if you want it very dirty use 1 part olive juice to two parts good gin or vodka depending on your preference.

Answer 7

this is the way i enjoy it vodka, olive juice, with a skewer of an olive a small pickled onion followed by another Olive, chilled glass and enjoy

Answer 8

have you tried making them with grey goose? that stuff tastes like water!