How to Make a Good Martini

pnoon · 06-20-2009, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by goalie204

I use vodka in my martinis, not gin. I shake the vodka with lots of CRUSHED ice, and I don't put olive juice, and a use a squirt bottle to spritz a TINY amount of vermouth onto the glass, then i pour the shaken vodka into the glass, and squeeze a tiny amount of lemon peel in it. MMMMM vodka.

Sounds good. But it ain't no martini.

06-20-2009, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by pnoon

Sounds good. But it ain't no martini.

james bond drinks vodka martinis lol

GreekGodX · 06-21-2009, 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by adampc22

james bond drinks vodka martinis lol

If you go to the novels which IMO is the right way to experience Bond. He drinks the Vesper Martini.

3 parts Gin
1 Part Vodka
Small Amount Kinet Lilet (a bitter dry Vermouth) Less vermouth makes it more dry.

This happens to be my favorite way to make a Martini. I don't like having olives or lemon peel, and I'm not very particular on the vermouth. It has to be Tanqueray and Grey Goose.

Whee · 06-21-2009, 03:35 PM

First of all, if it isn;t made with gin, it ain;t a martini!

Bombay Sapphire is a good martini gin, Tanqueray works too, I like it for my G&T's though. Must have an odd number of olives, stiffed blue cheese olives rock!

goalie204 · 06-20-2009, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by pnoon

Sounds good. But it ain't no martini.

a vodka martini, is still a martini. It's just one made with vodka.

A cuban cigar is still a cigar. It's just one made with cuban tobacco, in cuba. etc

06-20-2009, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by goalie204

a vodka martini, is still a martini. It's just one made with vodka.

A cuban cigar is still a cigar. It's just one made with cuban tobacco, in cuba. etc

right on

pnoon · 06-20-2009, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by goalie204

a vodka martini, is still a martini. It's just one made with vodka.

A cuban cigar is still a cigar. It's just one made with cuban tobacco, in cuba. etc

keep tellin yourself that.

I guess if I chill lemonade and pour it in a martini glass, I can call it a lemonade martini.

goalie204 · 06-21-2009, 05:46 AM

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Originally Posted by pnoon

keep tellin yourself that.

I guess if I chill lemonade and pour it in a martini glass, I can call it a lemonade martini.

They have all those already. "apple martini, crantini, lychee martini, chocotini" - whether they're blasphemous or not...really? who gives a sh1t, people drink what they enjoy, does it truly matter what they want to label something? Not in the least.

vodka martini is classic like it's gin counterpart, and is in most cocktail books.
http://www.drinkoftheweek.com/special/martini.htm
http://cocktails.suite101.com/articl..._vodka_martini

That's all from me, as I don't really care about the semantics anymore

smokin5 · 06-20-2009, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by goalie204

a vodka martini, is still a martini. It's just one made with vodka.

Nonsense!!!
An analogy, if you please:
If you mix gin, vermouth & an olive, its called a Martini.
If you mix gin, vermouth & an onion, its called a Gibson.

Now, I ask you, if merely changing the garnish of this concoction changes the name of the drink, how in the H3LL can you change the main ingredient and call it the same thing?!! Answer: You can't.

A mix of vodka, vermouth & an olive (or twist of lemon, if you prefer) is NOT called a Martini, it is called a Kangaroo. Now stop calling a daffodil a rose.

Thank you.

smokin5 · 06-20-2009, 11:10 PM

Oh, nearly forgot!!

My idea of a great Martini calls for a 3:1 mix of gin to dry vermouth, 2 drops of Angostura bitters, & 2 large olives. Preferred gin is Tanqueray or Bombay Sapphire. Preferred vermouth is Martini & Rossi, but I'm not picky.
STIR the mix with ice (shaking just dilutes it). If you've never tried the bitters, I highly recommend it. If you want to mix the vermouth 1/2 dry & 1/2 sweet, that works, too. But don't just give me a 'breath' of vermouth. That's just cold gin.

06-21-2009, 03:35 PM	#4
Whee formerly illinoishoosier Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Sean Location: Bishopville, SC Posts: 3,592 Trading: (17)	Re: How to Make a Good Martini First of all, if it isn;t made with gin, it ain;t a martini! Bombay Sapphire is a good martini gin, Tanqueray works too, I like it for my G&T's though. Must have an odd number of olives, stiffed blue cheese olives rock! __________________ "Maybe I'm wrong, when they tell me they're right…..naaaaahhhhhh, I'm an asshooooooleeee"--Denis Leary

06-20-2009, 11:10 PM	#10
smokin5 Have My Own Room Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: On the Mountaintop - AZ Posts: 2,002 Trading: (69)	Re: How to Make a Good Martini Oh, nearly forgot!! My idea of a great Martini calls for a 3:1 mix of gin to dry vermouth, 2 drops of Angostura bitters, & 2 large olives. Preferred gin is Tanqueray or Bombay Sapphire. Preferred vermouth is Martini & Rossi, but I'm not picky. STIR the mix with ice (shaking just dilutes it). If you've never tried the bitters, I highly recommend it. If you want to mix the vermouth 1/2 dry & 1/2 sweet, that works, too. But don't just give me a 'breath' of vermouth. That's just cold gin. __________________ Pobody's Nerfect.