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Martini Recipes - How to Make a Martini - Martini Ingredients

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:39:47 -0000

A great list of Martini recipes, dutifully separated in originals and variations.

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Martini Recipe Collection | Many Great Martinis To Choose From

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:37:15 -0000

A collection of Martini recipes.

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How to Mix the Perfect Martini || kuro5hin.org

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:46:55 -0000

Highlights and Sticky Notes:

Hardware:
Shaker (preferably metal, although plastic will work too)
Large Martini Glass
Refrigerator (seems obvious, I know, but it's important)
Olive Spear

Software:
6 oz Gin or Vodka
A splash of Dry Vermouth
Olives (1 to 3 is traditional) or Lemon Peel
Ice (cubes will work, crushed is better)

Ahead of Time:
Start by refrigerating your vermouth for the amount of time it takes for the bottle to get cold (at least an hour). I'll explain why in a bit. Chill a Martini glass in the refrigerator or the freezer for about 10 minutes. You can go for less time, but I like my Martinis at the lowest possible temperature.

The Mixing:
Take the glass out of the fridge/freezer and pour a small amount of Vermouth into it. Here's the important bit: swirl the vermouth in the glass so that the sides of the glass are coated. DISCARD THE REMAINING VERMOUTH. Spear an olive or two, and put it in the glass. Pour your gin or vodka (gin is better) into a shaker over copious amounts of ice. Shake the living crap out of it. Seriously, shake it like a revival preacher shaking the devil out of a sinner. Strain into the glass, and you're good to go.

Technically you're supposed to eat the olives first, but I won't tell if you don't.

Some Explanation
The reason for refrigerating your vermouth is so that you don't warm your glass when you swirl with it. I know it seems like a waste of good alcohol to toss the vermouth remaining in the glass, but trust me, it makes the end result so much better, that it's well worth it. I suppose you could save it, since it's barely even touched the glass, but that just sounds strange to me.

Also, the reason crushed ice is better than cubes is that the surface are of the crushed ice is significantly greater than that of the cubes (like a heatsink in reverse). Greater surface area equals greater cooling power.

Variation
Now, having said all that, my person favorite variation is to replace the olives with a lemon twist. Take a small twist of lemon rind, rub it around the edge of the glass, throw it in, and pour the gin over that.

Brands
Not to start a flame war, but here are my favorite brands of spirits for use in martinis. I prefer Beefeater gin to all others. As for vodka, Skyy is my personal favorite, as I find Absolut has too much bite for my taste. Haven't gotten around to buying/trying Grey Goose (although I hear it's excellent). I use Martini & Rossi Dry Vermouth.

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Amazon.de: Cocktail Set - Bar Mixer SHAKER - BARSET - Edelstahl: Haus & Garten

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 09:13:40 -0000

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Preis: EUR 11,99

Technische Details

500ml Shaker
Cocktail-Sieb
2-4cl Messbecher
Trink-Löffel
Eiszange

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Amazon.de: Cocktail Set "Funice" aus Edelstahl: Haus & Garten

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 08:56:36 -0000

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Preis: EUR 32,95

Produktbeschreibungen
Mit diesem hochwertigem 6-teiligen Cocktail-Set aus Edelstahl wird die Party gelingen. Das edle Design aus Edelstahl macht dieses Cocktail-Set auch zum besonderen Interieur. Durch den Edelstahl-Ständer sind alle Teile hygienisch aufbewahrt und gleichzeitig immer griffbereit.

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6 TL EDELSTAHL COCKTAIL SET BAR SHAKER BARSET

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 08:55:32 -0000

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erhältlich ab EUR 19,95

Produktbeschreibungen
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Martini (cocktail) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 08:12:31 -0000

Ah, Martini.

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The martini is a cocktail made with gin and dry white vermouth, although substituting vodka for gin is now common. It is often described as being "crisp" or "astringent". Over the years, the martini has become perhaps the most well-known mixed alcoholic beverage.^{[citation needed]} H. L. Mencken once called the martini "the only American invention as perfect as the sonnet",^[1]and E. B. White called it "the elixir of quietude".^[2] Freelance writer Barbara Holland referred to the martini in her 2007 book The Joy of Drinking as "the definitive drink—called simply a 'drink'—among those who felt that what you drank was part of respectability, your background, and your social, professional and educational standing."^[3] programs.

The martini is one of six basic drinks listed in David A. Embury's classic The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks.

While variations are many, a standard modern martini is a five to one ratio, made by combining approximately two and a half ounces of gin and one half ounce of dry vermouth with ice. Many Europeans, however, prefer somewhat less vermouth—about a six to one proportion of gin or vodka to vermouth. Many bartending schools insist that a cocktail shaker tends to dull the taste of the vermouth,^{[citation needed]} and some argue that it sharpens the taste of gin by "bruising" the liquid. However, it is relatively common to see a bartender mix a martini with a shaker due in part to the influence of fictional super-spy James Bond, who asked for his martinis "shaken, not stirred" (such a martini is traditionally referred to as a "Bradford"). The ingredients are mixed then strained and served "up" (without ice) in a chilled cocktail glass, and garnished with either an olive or a twist of lemon (a strip of the peel, usually squeezed or twisted to express volatile oils onto the surface of the drink).

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Bartending - Wikibooks, collection of open-content textbooks

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 07:46:16 -0000

Howto to be a bartender. Or at least know stuff a bartender knows. Great resource, really.

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