What is the 'best' way to make a Martini?!
What is the 'best' way to make a Martini?
Answers:
Well I think we need to know what kind of martini you want to drink. for sure the best thing is to purchase a martini shaker & glass with a strainer.
*** fill that shaker up with lots of ice add some vodka and your favorite mixers in, shake like hell and serve on a cold martini glass.
*** fave is a vodka dirty martini * 3 or 4 parts of vodka to 1 part of olive juice, shale very well and strain into a martini glass over some blue cheese stuffed olives for a nice surprise.
*** also 3 parts vodka to 1 part gin a splash or vermooth
shake & strain to a glass garnish with a lemon twist
*** cheesecake martini - 2 parts vanilla vodka 2parts strawberry vodka, splash of butterscotch liq. & a splash of cream shake well and strain into a sugar rimed martini glass
Shake 3 shots of Belveder vodka over ice, pour into a cold martini glass and garnish with 3 bleu-cheese stuffed olives.
A "true" martini is gin, dry vermouth, and an olive.
Fill a shaker with ice and 3 shots of good gin. No shaking, just let it sit while you prep the glass.
Swish a frozen cocktail glass with about 1/2 shot of dry vermouth, more or less to taste.
Spear an olive, give it a tap to shake any extra juice off, then place the olive in the glass.
Set the glass down, give the gin a gentle swish in the shaker, then strain slowly into the glass.
Enjoy!
If you choose to use vodka, shake it like you mean it to make it cold, as you can't bruise vodka. However, it's now a vodka martini, not a martini.
Espresso Martini:
2 min 2 min prep
1 servings
1 ounce Kahlua
1 ounce espresso coffee
1/2 ounce Bailey's Irish Cream
3 coffee beans
1. In a cocktail shaker half filled with ice, pour all liquid ingredients.
2. Shake until liquors are chilled.
3. Strain into a martini glass and garnish with coffee beans.
FIRST OF ALL YOU NEED TO CHILL THE GLASS. THEN TAKE SOME DRY VERMOUTH AND SWIRL IT AROUND THE GLASS JUST ENOUGH TO COAT IT. THEN TAKE YOUR FAVORITE VODKA OR GIN AND POUR ABOUT 2 OUNCES IN A SHAKER FILLED WITH ICE. SHAKE FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN OUR INTO MARTINI GLASS. GARNISH WITH A COUPLE OF OLIVES. STUFF THEM WITH BLUE CHEESE OR ANCHOVIES. YUMMY!!
shaken.. not stirred.
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