Consolidated "Martini" thread
Mar 7, 2013 | 8:40 am
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Correct.
Yes. And your drink is called a "vodka martini"... kind of like a "lamb burger" is a burger not made with ground beef but rather lamb.
Nothing wrong with either I'll add.
My two favorite martinis are:
1. Hayman's (Old Tom) stirred with high quality dry vermouth. With a twist.
2. Old Raj shaken solo and then poured into a very cold martini glass where the vermouth has been added, swirled and then tossed out. With a twist.
Yes. And your drink is called a "vodka martini"... kind of like a "lamb burger" is a burger not made with ground beef but rather lamb.
Nothing wrong with either I'll add.
My two favorite martinis are:
1. Hayman's (Old Tom) stirred with high quality dry vermouth. With a twist.
2. Old Raj shaken solo and then poured into a very cold martini glass where the vermouth has been added, swirled and then tossed out. With a twist.
Mar 7, 2013 | 9:48 am
#109
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Correct.
Yes. And your drink is called a "vodka martini"... kind of like a "lamb burger" is a burger not made with ground beef but rather lamb.
Nothing wrong with either I'll add.
My two favorite martinis are:
1. Hayman's (Old Tom) stirred with high quality dry vermouth. With a twist.
2. Old Raj shaken solo and then poured into a very cold martini glass where the vermouth has been added, swirled and then tossed out. With a twist.
Yes. And your drink is called a "vodka martini"... kind of like a "lamb burger" is a burger not made with ground beef but rather lamb.
Nothing wrong with either I'll add.
My two favorite martinis are:
1. Hayman's (Old Tom) stirred with high quality dry vermouth. With a twist.
2. Old Raj shaken solo and then poured into a very cold martini glass where the vermouth has been added, swirled and then tossed out. With a twist.
Arguments about martinis resemble nothing so much as arguments about religious doctrine, say the nature of Christ. Everyone is sure of his (and it's almost always a guy holding forth) opinion, and regards others as heretical. I can never tell what sect a bartender belongs to, and rarely order the drink in a bar.
Mar 7, 2013 | 2:46 pm
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To your point, I also rarely order a martini at a restaurant or bar for the exact same reasons you mention - you never know what the bartenders take on the drink is going to be.
Feb 16, 2015 | 2:44 pm
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Upscale Martini - 1960 style
1962 - My first Martini in Europe, along with my first exposure to European wealth and sophistication, occurred in Rome, a chance encounter and an invitation to dinner, far more of a dinner than I, 22 and not near so worldly as hoped, had cause to expect.
Fir this forum, the Martini will suffice.....
Chilled stemmed glass and shaker, pristine ice fresh from the freezer, Vodka (Viennese Monopolova, bottle encased in ice), Lillet (not Vermouth, close but far more intense flavors), 5/1, a twist, olives served alongside, the little ones with pits in a saucer.
Fir this forum, the Martini will suffice.....
Chilled stemmed glass and shaker, pristine ice fresh from the freezer, Vodka (Viennese Monopolova, bottle encased in ice), Lillet (not Vermouth, close but far more intense flavors), 5/1, a twist, olives served alongside, the little ones with pits in a saucer.
Feb 16, 2015 | 3:42 pm
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In terms of the classics, you can't go wrong with the Duke's martini:
http://londonunveiled.com/2013/01/17/dukes-bar/
http://londonunveiled.com/2013/01/17/dukes-bar/
Feb 17, 2015 | 6:22 am
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I know this is blasphemy to some, but I don't like gin martinis. Now, a Chopin Vodka martini with a twist...now there's a drink!
Jun 17, 2024 | 12:29 pm
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Maybe if it's a bar that only serves gin
. Even at swanky cocktail bars, if you didn't specify they'd probably ask if you wanted vodka or gin. Put another way, there probably aren't many places in the US where the "default" is gin.
Jun 18, 2024 | 1:08 pm
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And it will just be vodka stirred/ shaken with ice if you ask for it dry unless you manage to convey to the bartender what a European/ global dry martini is.
Jun 18, 2024 | 2:09 pm
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Jun 18, 2024 | 6:22 pm
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My wife recently met a friend for dinner and, while waiting, ordered a vodka (don't blame me) martini from the bar. She received the martini and a side...kind of like you get a small beer back with a bloody mary. Thinking it odd, but assuming it was the vermouth so she could stir in her own level of "wet", she asked the bartender, who informed her they don't carry vermouth and their "martinis" are just vodka. So she received a glass of vodka - with olives - and a side of vodka. Personally, if I were there, I would have then asked for a glass of club soda and a lime on the house!
Jun 18, 2024 | 8:05 pm
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Yes. Unfortunately. But honestly, if you're ordering a martini call your liquor anyway. I'd never say "give me a martini please" and pay $12+ for the house gin or vodka.
Maybe if it's a bar that only serves gin. Even at swanky cocktail bars, if you didn't specify they'd probably ask if you wanted vodka or gin. Put another way, there probably aren't many places in the US where the "default" is gin.
Maybe if it's a bar that only serves gin
. Even at swanky cocktail bars, if you didn't specify they'd probably ask if you wanted vodka or gin. Put another way, there probably aren't many places in the US where the "default" is gin.My wife recently met a friend for dinner and, while waiting, ordered a vodka (don't blame me) martini from the bar. She received the martini and a side...kind of like you get a small beer back with a bloody mary. Thinking it odd, but assuming it was the vermouth so she could stir in her own level of "wet", she asked the bartender, who informed her they don't carry vermouth and their "martinis" are just vodka. So she received a glass of vodka - with olives - and a side of vodka. Personally, if I were there, I would have then asked for a glass of club soda and a lime on the house!