Best type of Martini?!
Best type of Martini?
I be turning 21 soon and my frist drink I want to get is a Martini but I never had one. Which type will be the best one to get?
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The unfortunate thing about martinis is that there are so very few bartenders who know how to do it well. And that goes double if you're in a college town. You're probably better off buying the booze and the glass and doing it yourself.
Gin is a VERY acquired taste. While I love it with a passion, you'll probably want to break your alcohol virginity with a vodka martini.
For this, you'll want a decent vodka. Ketel One or Grey Goose would be good choices, but my favorite is Belvedere. It goes down like water. Don't use Stoli, Smirnoff, nor Absolut. They make excellent disinfectants, but you should not condescend to put them inside your body.
Make sure the vodka it's ICE COLD, like, keep it in the freezer a few days beforehand (don't worry, it won't freeze). Keep your cocktail glass in the freezer too. (This is why you'll find it advantageous to buy the liquor and make the drink yourself.)
Vermouth is completely dispensable when it comes to vodka martinis, or any other kind of martini, actually. A friend of mine usually pours a little vermouth into his chilled glass, swirls it around a few times, then pours it out into the sink. Then he pours the vodka into the glass. Myself, I prefer the so-called "Jewish" martini. Keep the top on the bottle of vermouth, and do a "Passover."
Once you've completed the ritual with the vermouth, pour the ice-cold vodka directly into the ice-cold glass. Don't bother with a shaker or a stirrer . . . that will simply water down the drink and destroy the smoothness of the vodka. (Don't pay any attention to the "shaken vs stirred" argument . . . that's pure James Bond hollywood hogwash.)
As for the garnish, DO NOT USE OLIVES. They will destroy the delicacy of the vodka. Use olives only for gin martinis. For vodka martinis, you will want to use lemon zest. Take a sharp paring knife and peel off a VERY thin strip of lemon peel . . . it should be so thin that you don't see any white underneath the strip you cut off. Rub it around the rim of the glass to release the essential oils, then drop it into the glass.
This may seem like a lot of work, but it is the ONLY way to enjoy a good martini. Trust me, you will be disappointed with anything else.
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I studied for the Catholic priesthood for a few years. You learn a LOT about drinking when you seriously contemplate a vow of celibacy.
Start with a Cosmopolitan or Lemon Drop. The traditional martini's are a pretty heavy treat for your first time out!
apple martini.
Vodka Martini with olives
The good ol' Vesper Martini.
Shake 6 parts gin, 2 parts vodka and 1 part Lillet blanc with ice and strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with lemon twist.
This is probably the most famous Martini in the world. Always remember though, as the man who invented it has wisely said on many occasions, "Shaken, not stirred".
Shaken...not stirred
if 1st drink, no martinis
dirty martini, deffininenly....sky vodka..splash of dry vermouth...lotsa olive juice and two olives..YUMMM
You need to have a Champagne Martini. It's so good, and plus it's with Champagne which is the classic drink for a celebration.
Try it and I am sure you'll love it. If not that, than go with the good ole' Cosmo.
You owe it to yourself to start with a real Martini. Gin, vermouth, a twist (or if you must an olive). If it has other ingredients, it isn't a martini. Then you can try a vodka martini for comparison. Only later, after you've tried the real thing, should you experiment with all the goofy things that people pour in a Martini glass and think that gives them the right to call it a Martini.
"THE MARTINI", you know the original, with a good gin, a dash of dry vermouth, with a shaker of ice to gently swish around that precious gin only to slowly and sensuously pour that beautiful concoction into a chilled martini glass and ever so carefully drop the ripest olive in to swim in the nectar. Hmmm.
Chocolate martini... mmmm... my mouth is watering just thinking about them.
Personally I find it hard to find a bar that serves good martinis, so its best to go to bars that specialize in martinis. They usually have lots of different types, from classic martinis to special flavors.
Cosmo or a dirty martini.
Apple Martini or my favorite, a Lemon Drop.