What exactly is a martini?

Answer 1

Vodka or gin with a splash or less of vermouth.
Drinks with liqueurs and juice and other mixes are
Martini Cocktails. And they can be very tasty, but are not true martinis.

Answer 2

A martini is exactly gin and a dry white vermouth.
A dry martini uses less vermouth.

Vermouth, by the way is a fortified wine.
(A fortified wine is a wine that has extra alcohol added to it.)

No need to say 'gin martini'...it's repetitive. Like saying 'wooden tree'.

A "martini" made with vodka is not a martini. It's a Kangaroo, like someone already said, or a "vodkatini".

The flavored "martinis" such as apple "martinis", chocolate "martinis", and melon "martinis" are drinks that you order at the bar, and later the bartender laughs at you behind your back. These "martinis" are to real martinis, what a venti low-fat soy pumpkin cappuccino with extra foam, cinnamon, and nutmeg is to a cup of good, black coffee.

There is beauty in the simplicity of the classic martini.

Answer 3

A martini is a drink made with gin and vermouth. It is mixed in ice and topped with a skewered olive. There are variations of the drink and each has their own name, e.g. Gibson - replace olive with a pearl onion, vodka martini - use vodka instead of gin, dry martini - use 1/8 oz of dry vermouth, etc.

Martini recipe:
1/4 oz of dry vermouth
1.5 oz of gin

Put the ingredients in a tall glass with ice and stir with a long spoon. Strain into a martini glass. Garnish with skewered olive.

Answer 4

A Martini
A delicious alcoholic drink, good for anytime!"
INGREDIENTS:
1 fluid ounce melon liqueur
1 fluid ounce vodka
2 fluid ounces unsweetened pineapple juice
1 dash grenadine syrup
ice
DIRECTIONS:
Place about 1 cup of ice into a martini shaker. Pour in melon liqueur, vodka, pineapple juice, and grenadine syrup. Put a lid on the shaker, and shake well. Strain into a martini glass.

Answer 5

martini is a cocktail many like to consume prior to dinner hour

traditionally, martini was composed of Gin and Vermouth and a green olive (usually "Martini" brand vermouth, hence the name)

variations of traditional include more or less vermouth, I like to swish a half ounce in the glass and then discard it and then add gin and olive

variations of martini in general include making it from almsot any liqor and or liquer, as you are seeing in the recipe's that have been posted

CHEERS

Answer 6

A Martini is a varied drink.

1 1/2oz gin
1/2oz dry vermouth
With olive or lemon twist.
or
1 1/2oz gin
1/2oz dry vermouth
1/2oz sweet vermouth
Olive or lemon twist.

Extra-dry martini's use less vermouth.

Similar drinks are,
Gibson--A martini with a cocktail onion instead of olive
Kangaroo--Also known as a vodka martini, uses vodka instead of gin.

Answer 7

A mixed drink made with either vodka or gin and a splash of vermouth.some say the less vermouth the better - WAVE THE CAP over the drink!

Answer 8

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Answer 9

gin and vermouth. I think a dry one is when there is less vermouth

Answer 10

vodka and vermouth