2006-10-29 01:33:55 · 6 answers · asked by Buster 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
Ok, Martinis are not melon, chocolate, apple, or any other fruity/sweet crap.
While traditional martinis are gin, I'm not offended by vodka ones.
The most important part is the type of alcohol you use. Always use an Ultra Premium or Premium alcohol.
Gin: Sapphire, Boodles, Hendrick's Note: This list does NOT include Tanqueray, gordon's, plain Bombay.
Vodka: Ketel One, Stoli, and other ultra premium vodkas. Note: This list does NOT include Absolut, or ANY flavoured vodkas.
Then, you put it in a cocktail shaker with some ice and shake or stir until it is very very cold. Personally, I add some ice water to the martini glasses while I am mixing and measuring. Dump the ice water out and you'll have a very cold glass. Just before adding the vodka/gin, a take a small amount of vermouth and swirl it around in the glass, dumping any residual out. Then, add your liquor.
If you want a dirty martini, add a *small* amount of olive brine (juice) to the liquor in the shaker.
Serve with one olive and enjoy, always holding the glass by the stem.
2006-10-29 08:28:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
First, start with good spirits... for a vodka martini, try Grey Goose or Ketel One. For a gin martini, I like Bombay. Then use Niolly Pratt dry vermouth. I prefer a dry martini, which means using just a capful of vermouth over a shaker filled with ice and the vodka or gin. Shake well for about 1 minute and pour into a martini glass. Use three pitted cocktail olives. Enjoy!
2006-10-29 01:43:35 · answer #2 · answered by Feathery 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
good martini... follow all the suggestions up there, or do what the cocktail books suggest.
great martini... (discover.. master) your own!
it'll be fun to boast your own. how? well, explore.. mix and match.
i do. i even forget some of my previous discoveries but wth. when you get the hang of knowing what goes best with which, it's great fun mixing something up impromptu, using whatever is available at the party! nothing will ever be as great.
2006-10-29 01:28:39 · answer #3 · answered by doe 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
heres a great, killer one... (not that it can actually kill u though... LOL)
* 1 fluid ounce melon liqueur
* 1 fluid ounce vodka
* 2 fluid ounces unsweetened pineapple juice
* 1 dash grenadine syrup
* 1 cup ice
DIRECTIONS
1. 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.
2006-10-29 01:41:55 · answer #4 · answered by joe_logs_a_co 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Oooh Apple Martini!
1 part Absolut® vodka
1 part DeKuyper® Sour Apple Pucker schnapps
1 part apple juice
Poor all ingredients into a shaker. Shake well and strain into a Martini glass.
Chocolate Martini:
1 oz Grey Goose vodka
1 oz vanilla flavored vodka
1 oz white crème de cacao
1 splash chocolate liqueur
Serving Instructions
Cocoa powder the rim of a cocktail glass. Mix ingredients in a shaker over ice, strain into glass. Drop a small piece of chocolate and add a splash of the liqueur. Serve in a cocktail glass. Garnish with chocolate.
2006-10-29 01:40:41 · answer #5 · answered by Irina C 6 · 1⤊ 4⤋
Pour two ounces of gin over two ice cubes, then pass the glass past an unopened bottle of vermouth.
2006-10-29 01:39:08 · answer #6 · answered by bigbore454 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋