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In the early 20th century, the "very-dry" martini became very-popular: Ice cold gin or vodka, garnished with a lemon twist, or an olive, or an onion, but only a little vermouth (or maybe not even ...
Olive Oil Martini. Ingredients: 2 oz. London Dry Gin (i.e., Fords) 1 oz. Olive Oil Washed Vermouth. To prepare Olive Oil Washed Vermouth: 750 ml. Dry Vermouth
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.
Noilly Prat is often used in cocktails, the most common and well-known of which is probably the martini, consisting of one part Noilly Prat to one or more parts gin or vodka, with a dash of orange bitters, twist of lemon, or olive garnish. Over the years, the American preference for "extra dry" martinis led to the switch from gin to vodka, and ...
The drink was popularised by author Ian Fleming (1908–1964) in his 1953 novel Casino Royale, in which the character James Bond invents the recipe and names the cocktail. Fleming's Bond calls it a "special martini", and though it lacks the vermouth that defined a martini in Fleming's day, it is sometimes called a Vesper martini.
Business Insider asked bartenders to share the drinks people should consider ordering more often.. For those who enjoy vermouth, a gin 50/50 martini, boulevardier, or Martinez are perfect options ...
An 1884 drink guide by O.H. Byron released just a few years earlier also listed a recipe for a cocktail called the Martinez by saying only: "Same as Manhattan, only you substitute gin for whisky." [ 6 ] The book contained two recipes for a Manhattan, one of which called for 2 dashes of curaçao , 2 dashes of Angostura bitters , 1/2 a wine-glass ...
1/2 ounce dry vermouth 1/2 ounce olive brine Just as the Keeping Up With the Kardashians stars do, the alcohol brand recommends adding the vodka, vermouth and olive brine to a shaker cup filled ...