Kas
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After the mojito thread: the martini thread!
Before we commence, let's stick to 1 definition of the martini cocktail: vermouth, gin/vodka and some sort of garnish. A drink with banana liqeur can never be a martini, neither can something with watermelon, peach purÃ
e or kiwi be. Depending on the brand of vermouth, gin, vodka and choice of garnish you can give the drink a different name: cocktail onions make it a gibson and Gordon's, probably Stolichnaya) vodka and Kina Lillet make it a Vesper - nonetheless, these are all martinis.
A martini is either stirred or shaken, it is never served at room temperature nor 'on the rocks'. A purist would only drink a stirred gin-martini but James B. made the vodka-martini so popular that we can't really avoid it anymore. After said procedure, the cocktail is strained into a martini glass and the garnish is added.
An interesting ingredient I haven't mentioned thus far is bitters. A very common ingredient in the past, but I doubt many bartenders still know their use. The bitters usually used for a martini are Angostura bitters - add a dash of the stuff and you'll taste a significant difference!
To conclude: let's discuss the martini!
Before we commence, let's stick to 1 definition of the martini cocktail: vermouth, gin/vodka and some sort of garnish. A drink with banana liqeur can never be a martini, neither can something with watermelon, peach purÃ
A martini is either stirred or shaken, it is never served at room temperature nor 'on the rocks'. A purist would only drink a stirred gin-martini but James B. made the vodka-martini so popular that we can't really avoid it anymore. After said procedure, the cocktail is strained into a martini glass and the garnish is added.
An interesting ingredient I haven't mentioned thus far is bitters. A very common ingredient in the past, but I doubt many bartenders still know their use. The bitters usually used for a martini are Angostura bitters - add a dash of the stuff and you'll taste a significant difference!
To conclude: let's discuss the martini!