While there are many modern variations of martini recipes, such as the apple martini, the mango martini, the chocolate martini and the dirty martini (we even uncovered recipes for a lemon meringue martini and a gin cumumber martini!!!), the classic martini recipe uses gin and vermouth, garnished with an olive.
Dubbed the 'King of Cocktails', the classic martini is an approximate ratio of four ounces gin to one ounce dry vermouth, although some prefer less vermouth, about a five or six to one proportion of gin to vermouth.
Contrary to the method made popular by the fictional super-spy, James Bond, who asked for his martinis to be shaken, not stirred, many bartending schools insist that using a cocktail shaker will dull the taste of the vermouth, and traditional cocktail mixology dictates that the best martini recipes are always stirred and never shaken.
The ingredients for the classic martini are mixed together then strained and served straight up (without ice) into a chilled martini glass, and garnished with a green olive.
Classic Martini Recipe
Ice cubes
2 1/2 measures gin
1 measure dry vermouth
1 green olive
Mix all ingredients together, and strain into a chilled martini glass.
Enjoy, but enjoy responsibly!
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