Why is a dry martini called dry?!
Why is a dry martini called dry?
does it leave a dry taste in your mouth
Answers:
The term "dry" as used in reference to alcoholic beverages is the opposite of "sweet" or "fruity". There are only two components in a true martini, aside from the garnish - liquor and vermouth. Since vermouth is a sweeter liqueur, the less vermouth you use, the less sweet the drink, hence it is more "dry".
After pouring the vermouth into the glass, you swish it around and pour it out.
Because it was traditionally made with gin and dry white vermoth. The more vermoth, the "drier" the martini.
It's made with dry vermouth as opposed to sweet.
Dry means it has very little sweetness to the taste.
because Roger Moore has the facial expression ability of a clay brick???????
dry means , erm, not sweet! or even semi-sweet. you've read the other answers....so now you know! :-)
because you dont have water or a nother type of drink
Little known fact: the original martini was made with sweet gin and sweet vermouth. The 'dry' martini was a later invention.
Traditionally--after they quit mucking around with that sweet stuff--a martini is 2/3 gin (not sweet gin) and 1/3 dry vermouth. A 'dry' martini would be 3/4 gin and 1/4 vermouth; 'extra dry' would be 4/5 gin and 1/5 vermouth.
I'm fond of 'dry', personally; and I scoff at those who order a martini when what they really want is straight gin (or those who call some girlie drink full of fruit and liqueur a sort of 'martini').
Incidentally also, it's only a martini if garnished with a cocktail olive. Garnish with a cocktail onion and it's a Gibson...I forget what a twist-of-lemon-peel garnish is called.
Dry is an english way of saying BITTER
it uses dry vermouth eg. noilly prat..
Mrthing and TR are right...regular martini=gin and a much smaller amount of dry vermouth. whereas a dry martini=gin and an even smaller practically non exsistant amount of dry vermouth. It basically like everyones said it's not sweet and just means practically straight up.
Also TR; garnish with a lemon twist='perfect martini' (gin w/small amounts of sweet and dry vermouth)
vermouth is dry. try it.
Because it has virtually no sugar in it. Same as a dry wine has no sugar either. Not sure why they say 'dry' but that's what it is.