What's your favorite version of the Martini?Gin or vodka? Dry or wet? Clean or dirty?
>>22177832Gin martini, 2 parts gin to 1 part vermouth, lemon twist garnish. I like Manhattans more.
gin, extra dirty
>>22177832plymouth gin navy strength 5:1 parts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrwVZj3_G-U
>>22177832apple
>>22178485That's not a martini. That's just vodka with fruit juice. Drink it out of a martini glass if you want, though.
>>22177832equal amounts of gin and vermouth
>>22178485imagine if people did this with every drink>apple and vodka in an Old Fashioned glass?>guys, I just made an Apple Old Fashioned :o>vodka and coca cola in a champagne glass?>woah guys... two cola champagnes coming right up!
>>22178485the fuck are you talking about
>>22179494apple
Martinis are just an excuse to drink practically straight vodka/gin without feeling like an alcoholic.
>>22177832Gin and drier than the Sahara.
>>22179808I regularly drink gin neat, so why would I even bother making martinis if that was the case?(I do it because the gin soaked olives are really tasty)Anyway, when I'm actually drinking to get drunk I do gin and tonics because I give zero fucks about gin quality in those.
>>22177832My favorite version of the Martini is the Negroni
>>22179905Erm, excuse me, Grand Wizard, but the correct term is "cocktail of color"Educate yourself
>>22177832vodka, completely dry, very clean. directly from the bottle.
>>22177832the man in the wall is sipping that drink
>>221778321:1 ratio, shakendon't double strain
Is this really the perfect martini?
>>22177836not a martini. might as well drink a tom collins
>>22180130I get rinsing the ice with vermouth and pouring it off, but he used like half the bottle. Also, you're supposed to hold the stem of the glass to stop your hand from warming it.
>>22180130no, his ice is fake
>>22180184>>22180403In space, no one can hear your screams.
in case the first four letters of the word didnt clue you in, cocktails are for faggots and women.
>>22180167What? That's basically as core traditional martini as it gets, I guess a "wet" martini by today's standards
Back in the bartending days, when people ordered a martini and didn’t specify a liquor, I’d always use gin. As that’s a fucking martini. 9/10 time they’d whine and say they’d wanted vodka. Ok then. You’re still paying for this drink, but next time please tell me you’re an idiot up front.
>>22178485Appletinis are nice when you're shitfaced but they're not a variety of Martini.They're a variety of apple liqueur and don't belong in this thread.
>>22181875I hear horror stories from bartenders that when most people say martini they just want chilled vodka with an olive in it. No gin, no vermouth, they will send it back if you actually make it not just vodka
>>22181875I ordered a martini a few months back and the idiot bartender poured straight martini & rossi vermouth
>>22177832The Martini is used as an excuse to drink Gin, claiming it's a cocktail
>>22181940lol i'm 80% sure this has happened to me too
Three star barman here. Could say a lot about it. Customer is always right in matters of taste, order it how you want it. Most people order this drink because they want something dry, and menus are sugar and shite these days. Hence the popularity of vodka Martin's in counties people don't tend to drink hard liquor at all. Standard Martini, don't kill it with the lemon, it has to be ice cold so chilled glass, frozen vodka, i actually salt bath my vermouth because it lives in the fridge anyway. You if it's not cold enough the vodka is hard to drink, the citrus is too strong on the finish. Pairing? Basically don't put a herbal gin with a herbal vermouth. Nobody will specify the vermouth, it's not a drink you make with someone's favourite gin for that reason. Unless they ask. Matters of taste. So your bog standard tanwueray ten is probably the choice, it's citrus heavy, recognisable, good with white and dry. Monkey 47 is better, if you've got any, but i wouldn't use speciality gins.Substitute white wine, I rate it. You get much better white wines then vermouth, nobody has ever said a French 75 is a shit drink. If people have herbal gin and don't like it strong then a shot of white is totally valid. Because what is fortified wine? Wine with extra alcohol. And if vermouth is herbal well martini-bianco is the only vermouth anyone knows these days but there used to be hundreds of herbal wines. And this also avoids Pairing clashes with the herbal gins and let me tell you, herbal gins are far better today, an vermouth is far worse. Vodka Martini? Fine. Why do people order it? Either they struggle to drink straight vodka but don't like sugar shite, or they can't find a dry enough gin, or don't like juniper. All fine. Use a charcoal filtered vodka, herbal vermouth, don't kill it with the lemon.
Espresso.Fight me.
Barman my friend, please three vodka in whiskey glass. Any time I can even get a vodka in a bar it's cause for general celebration. Usually it causes confusion, i get a shot of warm vodka in a plastic shot glass, or they think I'm going to do something with it other then drink it. Which is just embarrassing for everyone. Dry vodka Martini. Fine. I pay for cocktail
>>22182325Kracken espresso Martini is good. 15cl of spiced rum stands in for the vermouth
Vodka, Dry with 2 olives for just drinkingIf I'm having Tapas then Vodka, Dirty Wet with 3 olives extra brine.
