June 19 for many of us, it may hold a different meaning to celebrate and to remember. But when it comes to the world of liquor and cocktails, today we celebrate the world’s favorite cocktail Martini. It has been shaken and stirred for 150 years now. It’s a classic cocktail mixed up with Gin, Vodka, Vermont along with a twist of olives and lemon. It has own die-hard fans among the rich and famous personalities, even the queen like to have a dry martini as her evening drink.
There have been new improve updates in the ingredient of the martini, but the original martini consists of gin and vermouth. Gin, a liquor that derives its flavor primarily from juniper berries, has been around for centuries. The original version, known as genever in The Netherlands and Belgium, was brewed by monks for medicinal purposes. The British took their love of gin around the world, including the American colonies, which is where it met vermouth for the first time. The first shipments of Martini brand vermouth arrived in the US in the late 1860s and are thought to have inspired the naming of the drink. The public is said to have asked for a gin and martini cocktail, which eventually was shortened to the martini.
By the 1930s martinis has become a well-known cocktail winning a fan like an author Ernest Hemingway. In his 1937 novel A Farewell To Arms, the main character drinks martinis, saying “I had never tasted anything so cool and clean. They made me feel civilized.”
Ian Fleming’s hero spy James Bond, who made his debut in the 1953 novel Casino Royale, often ordered vodka martinis possibly because he had spent a lot of time mixing it up with Russian spies. In many books, he also orders gin martinis, but his preference is “shaken not stirred”, in other words, mixed in a cocktail shaker with ice. And once the James Bond movies came out it gained another level of popularity. But that is not all, in many other movies and tv series, Martini had become the first-hand choice to show the class and elegance for the theme of the plot.
As already have been mentioned, the martini has it’s origin with gin and Vermont which is also the right way to drink it, but with the influence of vodka in it, it has gained quite a popularity in the younger generation.
Even though it may sound classy and difficult to make it by yourself, but with the right ingredient, it can be done by yourself as well. ‘It is all about texture and aroma.’ A Martini has nothing to hide behind, which is why the execution of it is everything. Over-dilute and it dies; under-stir and it’s too potent. But it can be a delicious, fresh number that can be garnished to your taste.
What You’ll Need
- 2 1/2 ounces gin
- 1/2 ounce dry vermouth
- Garnish: 1 or 3 olives or a lemon twist
- Optional: 1 dash orange or Angostura bitters
How to Make It
- In a mixing glass filled with ice cubes, combine the gin and vermouth, pouring more or less vermouth to your taste.
- Stir for 30 seconds.
- Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
- Add a dash of orange or Angostura bitters, if desired.
- Garnish with olives or a lemon twist
Tips for Making the Best Martini
- Quality Counts. The key to a great martini is to pour quality ingredients, so start off with a top-shelf gin and a decent vermouth.
- About Those Olives… If you are opting for the olive garnish, use either one or three olives skewered on a cocktail pick. It’s an old bar tale that an even number of olives is bad luck, though it also looks better in the glass.
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