The other night I made myself a martini for the first time. It was a bit strong, but not at all half bad, and I think I’ll try improving on the theme tonight:

Here’s a recipe, so you can make your own Martini:

Ingredients:
6 Parts Gin
1 Part Extra Dry Vermouth
2 Green Olives

Instructions:

Chill a martini glass until cold. Pour gin, vermouth into a drink shaker packed with ice. Shake until condensation forms on the outside of the shaker, then strain and pour into the martini glass. Garnish with olives (can be frozen), and enjoy the mixed drink! Since the dryness of the martini depends on the amount of vermouth you add, some sources suggest swirling a dash of vermouth in the chilled glass, pouring it off into the sink, and then mixing the gin and ice, pouring into the vermouth-coated glass, and garnishing again with olives.

2 Responses to “Martini Recipe: Classic Gin Martini”

1. cibbuano says:

   8/7/2006 at 6:54 pm

   A good martini is worth the trouble… if you order one in a bar that doesn’t usually make them, they’ll come out terrible. Then it’s like, why did I pay $13 for this?

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2. sam says:

   8/19/2006 at 4:11 pm

   Never made a martini before, but I bought martini glasses when I worked at Ford Motor Company, put regular water in it with two olives, and proudly walked through the plant to see if anyone would stop me. No one ever did. I retired after thirty-two and a half years in February of ‘06. I am trying my first real martini now with your help, It’s a developed taste, but I have the feeling I’m going to stick to a few a day. It will undoubtably cut down on my drinking, and I think that would be a good thing; I’m diabetic. Thanks, Sam Scalici

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