VODKA OR GIN MARTINI COCKTAIL

                                                   

                                              VODKA MARTINI COCKTAIL OR GIN MARTINI

                                  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWjLTeEq9NU
                             
                                 http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=thbYZ-aMjRU&feature=endscreen

    GIN DIRTY MARTINI         http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GZH-qgsybI


MARTINI COCKTAIL IS ALWAYS YOUR CHOICE

VODKA OR GIN MARTINI
STIRRED OR SHAKEN
LEMON OR OLIVES
WET OR DRY
DIRTY OR EXTRA DIRTY

A vodka martini, is a cocktail made with vodka and vermouth, a variation of a martini.

A vodka martini is made by combining vodka, dry vermouth, and ice in a cocktail shaker or mixing glass. The ingredients are chilled, either by stirring or shaking, then strained and served "straight up" (without ice) in a chilled cocktail glass. The drink may be garnished with an olive, a "twist" (a strip of lemon peel squeezed or twisted), capers...

James Bond famously drinks a "Vodka Martini, shaken not stirred"..

The vodka martini has become a common and popular cocktail, but purists maintain that, while it is a perfectly fine drink.

SHAKEN MARTINI---

- 1/2 oz vodka
- splash of  dry vermouth

Shake vodka and vermouth together with several ice cubes in a shaker. Strain into a cocktail glass, garnish with an olive and serve.

STIRED DRY VODKA MARTINI

 for 2 martini glasses stired

Things You'll Need

• 4 oz Vodka
• teaspoon Dry Vermuth
• Lemon peel

• Instructions

  1. • 1
       Gather all the stuff you will need
       Large mixing glass , ice , dry vermuth , vodka , lemon peel , olives
       2 Martini glasses
     • 2
       First fill the martini glasses with ice & let chill while you are making the Martini

       Get a large glass , Like a pint beer glass
       Fill it half way with ice.
       Twist the lemon peal over the mixing glass & drop it in.
  
  

3 Now pour in the teaspoon of Dry Vermuth
Now pour in the 4 ozs of vodka.
Now sitr the mixture , DO NOT SHAKE IT, Sorry 007.
You should never shake a Martini

4  Empty the ice out of the Martini glasses & strain your drinks into the Martini glasses

Add a olive or 2 & serve

ENJOY

5 The better the vodka is ,the better the drink will be ( Expensive Vodka isn't alway better than cheap Vodka, just be cause they want to charge a arm & a leg for it doesn't make it a quality product!!!!)

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Dirty Martini. It's the sophisticated drink of choice for a lot of people. 

However, because the cocktail is almost purely all alcohol, it certainly is an acquired taste. Not everyone can drink a dirty martini. 

That said, what makes this drink dirty? It's simply the addition of olive juice. Usually, if someone asks for this cocktail, you can add a dash, or a teaspoon, of olive juice. 

     Extra dirty just means extra olive juice. Nothing too crazy, right? 

Martinis can be made with either gin or vodka. So I would ask whomever is ordering, whether they want gin or vodka. This cocktail typically gets garnished with olives. 

More often than not, you'll use a toothpick and stick a few olives, usually three or four, through it.

     

If you don't have that, you can add the olives themselves into the martini glass, however, the former way is usually the conventional garnishing method. 

The last ingredient - vermouth. Because organic vermouth may be hard to come by, use the following instructions on how to make your own organic vermouth. 

Served with Olives

Shaken or Stirred? 

You can shake or stir a martini. It doesn't really matter. But some customers might request that a martini be shaken or stirred. To shake a martini is simple.

Shake the mixture in a shaker as you would any other drink. To stir, requires a metal stirrer with which you slowly stir the mixture in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction. 

Ingredients

• 2 oz. of Organic Vodka or Gin
• 1/2 oz. of Vermouth
• 1/4 to 1/2 oz. of Olive Juice
• Several Olives for garnishing

Directions

• Chill a martini glass
• In a metal shaker, add vodka or gin
• Top off with olive juice
• Shake or stir
• Pour into martini glass
• Add olive garnish
• Serve

Martini origins and mixology

The exact origin of the martini is unclear. Numerous cocktails with names and ingredients similar to the modern-day martini were first seen in bartending guides of the late 19th century. For example, in the 1888 Bartender's Manual there was a recipe for a drink that consisted of half a wine glass of Old Tom Gin and a half a wine glass of vermouth. In 1863, an Italian vermouth maker started marketing their product under the brand name of Martini. This product is still available today, although it is now better known as Martini & Rossi.

Another popular theory suggests it evolved from a cocktail called the Martinez served at the Occidental Hotel in San Francisco sometime in the early 1860's, which people frequented before taking an evening ferry to the nearby town of Martinez. Alternatively, the people of Martinez say the drink was first created by a bartender in their town. Another theory links the first dry martini to the name of a bartender who concocted the drink at the Knickerbocker Hotel in New York City in 1911 or 1912. The self-styled Court of Historical Review in San Francisco ruled that the martini was invented in San Francisco. A court in Martinez, California, recently overturned this decision. (These "courts" have neither legal nor academic authority and are primarily for entertainment.)

But it was Prohibition and the relative ease of illegal gin manufacture that led to the martini's rise as the predominant cocktail of the mid 20th century in the United States. With the repeal of Prohibition, and the ready availability of quality gin, the drink became progressively dryer. In the 1970's and 80's, the martini came to be seen as old-fashioned and was replaced by more intricate cocktails and wine spritzers, but the mid-1990s saw a resurgence in the drink and an explosion of new versions.

Some newer drinks include the word "martini" or the suffix "-tini" in the name (e.g., appletini, peach martini, chocolate martini, espresso martini). These are named after the martini cocktail glass they use and generally contain vodka like the kangaroo cocktail, but share little else with the drink.

Martini History and Origin Theories

Even with its celebrated reputation, the Classic Martini’s origin is unknown. The Martini’s history is vague and mysterious with several plausible theories about its creation. The theories behind the Martini’s history are curious and captivating with multiple people claiming to have invented one of the most recognized cocktails of all time. Although there are many theories on the Martini’s History, this article includes the most prevalent.

Jerry “Professor” Thomas was a legendary bartender who worked at the Occidental Hotel in San Francisco, California. Thomas was known for mixing spectacular concoctions and creating new cocktails. Jerry Thomas is considered by many to be the father of mixology. He wrote the very first bartending book, How to Mix Drinks, in 1862 and it was published in 1887.

In 1850, a traveler en route to Martinez stopped by the bar for a drink. He tossed a gold nugget on the bar and asked Thomas to make him something special. Thomas mixed a cocktail containing Old Tom Gin, Vermouth, Bitters, and Maraschino. He called it a “Martinez” because of the traveler’s destination. The Martinez was included in Jerry Thomas’s book.

Martinez California Martini Theory

In 1870 a gold prospector struck it rich mining gold. To celebrate the miner went to Julio Richelieu’s Saloon for Champagne. The bar was completely out of Champagne so the bartender mixed up a special cocktail. Richelieu gave the miner a small cocktail with an olive in the glass. He called it the Martinez after the California town.

Martini and Rossi Martini Theory

Martini and Rossi was created out of the partnership between two Italian men, Alessandro Martini and Luigi Rossi. The men worked in the production and sales of wines, vermouth, and liqueurs. In 1863 Martini and Rossi created the Martini Rosso Dry Vermouth. They began exporting the vermouth all over the world. Upon its arrival to the United States, a creative bartender mixed the vermouth with gin and called it a Martini.

Knickerbocker Hotel Martini Theory

Martini di Arma di Taggia was the head bartender for the Knickerbocker Hotel in New York, New York. In 1911 Martini concocted a new cocktail using gin, vermouth, and orange bitters. He chilled the ingredients on ice and strained into a chilled glass. He named the drink Martini after his first name. Visitors to the hotel asked for variations and added the olive.

Whether the Classic Martini’s history began with a thirsty traveler on his way to Martinez, California, two Italian entrepreneurs, or a bartender at the Knickerbocker Hotel, the Martini remains one of the most recognized and popular cocktails worldwide.