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What is the key to a good martini? ›

A good martini should be cold, smooth, and have the perfect ratio of alcohol to vermouth. The key to a great martini is in the preparation. Be sure to use plenty of ice, and stir your drink until it is frosty. Then, add a touch of garnish to give it that classic martini look.

Once you have consumed two, you must move on to a soft drink, such as wine or a gin and tonic. The reasons for this are obvious and I try to adhere to this rule at home. The rule is defended most enduringly (and elegantly) at Duke's Bar in Central London, where years of experience … Continue reading.

Pour 1 1/2 ounces gin into a shaker with ice and add 1/4 ounce dry vermouth. Stir until perfectly mixed using a bar spoon or teaspoon. Strain into a chilled martini glass and garnish with a twist of grapefruit peel. This recipe was developed by Stanley Tucci in partnership with Tanqueray.

The Most Popular Martini Flavor in the U.S.

Pineapple martinis are sweet, delicious, and straightforward, making them a popular choice among patrons all over the nation. All you need to make one of these martinis for yourself is pineapple juice, vodka, and fresh-squeezed lime juice.

The term 'dirty' means that olive brine, usually from a jar of co*cktail olives, has been added to the drink. An olive garnish is typically assumed, too. Most bars add equal parts vermouth and brine, though you can specify 'extra dirty' or 'filthy' if you prefer more brine.

Tito's Handmade Vodka makes for an incredible martini. Tito's is the original no-frills, all-flavor vodka. There are no gimmicks with Tito's, what you see is what you get. And what you see when you look at a bottle of Tito's is extraordinary vodka.

The Best Olives for Your Martini

Most bartenders advise using briny, herbaceous or spiced olives for vodka martinis, and subtler, softer olives for gin.

The classic gin or vodka Martini omits the olive brine entirely. The Dirty Martini is where things start to get crazy: Bartenders add a quarter-ounce of olive brine to the co*cktail. Add more than that, and you're slipping into Filthy Martini territory.

Why don't my dirty martinis taste good? ›

It's almost easier to make a bad dirty martini than it is to make a great one. Adding that touch of olive brine can make the co*cktail too salty or impart the stale, musty taste of olives bottled during the last century. Your dirty martini can also suffer from being the wrong temperature, too boozy, or out of balance.

A classic dirty martini can be made, depending on drinker's preference, with all gin or all vodka, but using half gin, half vodka — with some vermouth and brine — results in a drink that leans a bit fresher and cleaner.

A dry martini means that it is less sweet, containing less dry vermouth (which is called dry itself as it is less sweet than its red counterpart). A wet martini will have a higher amount of vermouth in the mix and a dirty martini means the addition of brine.