Charley
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There really is not a cocktail that is easier to make than a Martini.
However, we can find that some people can get very particular about a few of the fine points.
Combine gin with dry vermouth (3 or 4 or 5:1, personal preferrence). Shake or stir with ice (James Bond or No). Add an olive or lemon twist. Some add the orange bitters, most don't.
How an experienced bar tender can screw that up is beyond my understanding.
Because the drink is all alcohol ingredients, the different ingredients will make a different tasting drink. It is not like a rum and coca-cola.
I've worked up a gin drink that is a bit different. Make it the same as the Manhattan, except use gin instead of the bourbon. Use 4:1 gin : sweet vermouth, a few drops of Angostura bitters instead of the orange bitters, and several lemon twists instead of the cherry in the Manhattan. The closest I've come to finding this as a named drink was something called a Cornell Cocktail. Shake it hard to get the very cold floating ice chips. Then when pouring into the stemmed glass, make sure to shake it again as the best parts of the drink will want to cling to ice. Add another lemon twist to the drink.
However, we can find that some people can get very particular about a few of the fine points.
Combine gin with dry vermouth (3 or 4 or 5:1, personal preferrence). Shake or stir with ice (James Bond or No). Add an olive or lemon twist. Some add the orange bitters, most don't.
How an experienced bar tender can screw that up is beyond my understanding.
Because the drink is all alcohol ingredients, the different ingredients will make a different tasting drink. It is not like a rum and coca-cola.
I've worked up a gin drink that is a bit different. Make it the same as the Manhattan, except use gin instead of the bourbon. Use 4:1 gin : sweet vermouth, a few drops of Angostura bitters instead of the orange bitters, and several lemon twists instead of the cherry in the Manhattan. The closest I've come to finding this as a named drink was something called a Cornell Cocktail. Shake it hard to get the very cold floating ice chips. Then when pouring into the stemmed glass, make sure to shake it again as the best parts of the drink will want to cling to ice. Add another lemon twist to the drink.
