In today’s video we’re mixing up a martini! This is a cocktail most everyone is familiar with, and many are particular when it comes to how their martinis are made. The classic martini is a fairly simple build, but the preferred ratios have changed over the years. If you like vermouth, you may like a “wet” martini – which is what we’re making today. Of course, feel free to adjust the ratios to your liking. The martini is all about finding the balance that works best for you. Enjoy your martinis, everyone – Cheers!
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TIME STAMPS
Intro: 0:00
The History: 0:51
The Booze: 3:05
The Recipe: 5:19
Sips & Sign off: 6:10
THE MARTINI RECIPE 5:19
1.5 oz. (45 ml) Martin Miller’s Gin
3/4 oz. (22.5 ml) Dolin Vermouth de Chambéry Dry
1-2 dashes Regan’s Orange Bitters No. 6 (dasher bottles: https://amzn.to/3iKjbNE)
Expressed lemon oil
Olive for garnish
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29 Comments
What are your preferred ratios: 1:1, 4:1, 873:1? 🍸
You are really good. Thanks.
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I cant make a martini to save my life.
Don’t forget the gorgonzola stuft oliv serves in India.
What about the Nixon martini?
Love the history lesson… Suddenly realised where hawkeye Pearce got his recipe from (iykyk)… "You pour six jiggers of gin into a glass and then you drink it while staring at a picture of Lorenzo Schwartz, the inventor of vermouth"
I'm shocked no one has mentioned Hawkeye's martini recipe from M*A*S*H: "You pour six jiggers of gin, and you drink it while staring at a picture of Lorenzo Schwartz, the inventor of vermouth."
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This is so delicate and educational, how pretty and what a difference subtlety makes
Begin at 3:05.
Uff, I hadn't made a Martini for years! Now you made me crave it even more. I even would try a 50/50 Dirty Gibson (olive+onion) right now … Gin of course, not its rinsed counterpart!
Good stuff here.
Instead of stirring for 30 seconds, keep the gin and vermouth in the freezer and you do not have to stir more than for the show.
I like my maritini’s thrown 👌🏽
I just want to say – I truly enjoy your videos and shout out to Az for her talents as well. Cheers!
For an 80 proof gin, that is too much vermouth. That spec will work with a higher proof gin like tanqeray. For an 80 proof gin, the spec should be 1.5 oz gin and .25 vermouth. Proof matters in martinis.
A roughly 4:1 vodka (because I despise gnawing on grass) Martini, stirred, up, with 2 olives.
Noob cocktail making question here. Why not keep the ingredients in the fridge to keep them all cold, and not have to stir them in ice? And add a little cold water also to cover the dilution??? Thanks! 🙂
whats a good olive for a wet martini?
VERMOUTH IS STICKY SO A FEW SWIRLS OF IT AND IN AND OUT WITH IT. YOU CAN LEAVE VERMOUTH IN, BUT I LIKE IT LINING THE GLASS IN AND OUT. SO ITS JUST A HINT OF VERMOUTH. ANY GIN YOU PREFER IS FINE. I USUALLY TRY A NEW ONE WHEN I SEE ONE ALONG THE BAR SHELF SOMEWHERE. MY FAV IS BROOKLYN GIN ITS NICE AND CREAMY. TWIST OR OLIVES IS TO YOUR PREFERENCE, BUT IT CAN DEPEND ON THE GIN YOU USE A LITTLE BIT. TYPICALLY GOOD ADVICE IS ITS TWIST DURING THE DAY AND OLIVES AT NIGHT. AND LASTLY JUST REMEMBER ONE IMPORTANT POINT —> THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS VODKA MARTINI.
I still prefer a dirty martini with vodka and 2 olives
2.5 ounces gray whale, .5 ounces Dolin, one olive.
Was watching a Sean Connery James Bond movie.. I believe he asked for a vodka Martin shaken.. I was surprised at the vodka in an old JB movie.
1/2 old man gin 1/2 whatever vodka-vermouth is 1/15 of the volume of gin and vodka- one garlic stuffed olive, one small pimento olive, one cocktail onion – swirled (between shaken and stirred) and served in a icy icy glass = heaven
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James Bond wanted a shaken martini bc it dilutes the drink like you said… but more specifically it was bc he was working and had to be aware of his surroundings but at the same time he needed to blend into the crowd. If he wasn’t drinking he would have looked suspicious so shaken to dilute it and he sipped it while he did business! Someone told me that story when learning about martinis and I always loved it. Thought I share. Cheers! Love these videos!
FINALLY! Someone who actually understands the nuances of the martini. Proportions will depend on two things – the gin you use, and the vermouth you use. I love gin, but I don't love the fire in gin. It HAS to be tamed. Water will tame it. Vermouth will tame it. The amount of time on ice will tame it. How fast the ice melts will tame it. Gins have different flavors. Vermouths will have different flavors. My favorite – Tanqueray 10, Noilly Pratt extra dry, about 90 ml gin to 10 ml vermouth. 30" stir sounds right. Gin should be room temp, frozen and you get fire. Vermouth should be refrigerated. It's basically cheap white wine with botanicals added, and it does spoil. Spoiled wine = spoiled cocktail. My original bitter was indeed orange, and it makes a great martini. Latest favorite, grapefruit bitter, 1-2 drops, it replaces the lemon twist perfectly. And like you, stirred, not shaken. Shaking dilutes the gin too much giving you a cold, watery cocktail. Drink water, it's healthier. Stirring, you get proper dilution, a cold drink, and more gin flavor, and it's that flavor you are paying for. For history's sake, Julia Child loved a reverse martini. Vermouth with a hint of gin added. Not my cup of tea, but I can understand where it comes from. Again, thanks, and excellent job.