How can I make a great martini at home?!
How can I make a great martini at home?
I do like them, but they are rather expensive at better establishments.
Answers:
Invest in a good shaker and some good liquor, like Kettle One or Belvidere.
Get some spped pourers and do a 9 or 10 count pour of Vodka/Gin and shake with ice until you feel frost around the base of the shaker.
Put a tiny bit of Dry Vermouth in the Martini glass and then "whisk" out. Basically coating the glass and then tossing out the vermouth.
Pour through a strainer and garnish with olives, onions, lemon twist, your preference.
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Former Bartender
Depends of the flavor....dirty martini is vodka and vermouth and some olive juice....flavored like raspberry buy vodka citron, chamboard and a bit of sweet and sour....apple martini buy vodka and apple pucker...or any other flavor pucker and mix with vodka and shake it all up in shaker with some ice then serve in a chilled martini glass...make sure its a good vodka not that cheap stuff....its so much cheaper to make them at home...
Pour 6 ounces of beefeater gin into an 8 ounce tumbler. Move tumbler quickly over a bottle of vermouth. Add 1 teaspoon crushed ice. Shake well. Drink up.
First start with a martini glass, fill with ice and put a little dry vermouth in it...... swirl it around and then dump it out. Add vodka and whallla.... the perfect martini. Garnish with lemon twist, pearl onion, or olive.
3oz. of Vodka (Ketel One)
Garnish: Olive
Shake with ice(Only the freshest glacial ice will do!) in a cocktail shaker. Serve straight up in a martini glass, Garnish with an olive.
Add a shot of Beffeater's or other quality gin to 3-6 drops of dry vermouth, shake over ice and either pour into a martini glass or serve on the rocks and add three green olives speared on a toothpick.
Jenna's "whisking out" method is not necessary if you measure the vermouth by the drop.
Some people prefer vodka martinis, I think gin ones are much yummier.
Depends on your preferences....
First priority is to have a good liqour. If you like Gin Martinis I strongly suggest Bombay Saphire or if you can find it, Hendricks. For Vodka Ketel One, Belvedere and Grey Goose are fine choices.
Second priority is to have a good shaker, martini glass, and crushed ice.
Next, do you drink them dry or very dry? You need to know how much vermouth you enjoy. Common tips is to soak the olives in vermouth or rinse the ice chips in vermouth for a dry Martini.