Martini's that is....

I can't choke one down unless it's got some olive juice poured lightly over the top...

Vodka or Gin.... ~ That's the question?

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Absolutely!!! I also like my olives stuffed with anchovies and use Bombay sapphire with just a hint of Noilly Pratt. Shaken not stirred!

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The one I made earlier this evening consisted of one capful of Martini & Rossi dry vermouth shaken over ice with three shots of Hendrick's gin (a delight, if you can find it...) over three pimento stuffed olives, the oil of which suffuses the gin and floats on the surface. Evard Greig on the stereo ... what are the underprivileged doing tonite ???

Double shot of Grey Goose, over one ice cube with a couple of pimento stuffed olives. Don't need no fishes swimming in my olives messing up my vodka

I like my Vermouth very dry....

Usually, I just take a still capped bottle of the stuff and .....

Just wave it over the Martini glass....

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OK --- At the company Christmas party, I got a "cute" package consisting of some fancy crackers and cheese spread, olives, and a small bottle of Grey Goose vodka, with which I'm entirely unfamiliar. What does one do with vodka? I've heard of vodka martinis, but don't know where to begin. Any help from those of you with more sophisticated tastes, so to speak...???

Arctic vodka martini:
Cracked ice from the glacier
vodka (the good stuff)

Pour the vodka over the ice, strain into a glass, and as you drop in an olive, say "Vermouth."

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Thank you. Any other options originating in lower latitudes?

Gin and vermouth, 32/1 ratio, shaken. Garnish with a green olive. NOTHING ELSE Serve "up"

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Dry means briefly thinking about a portrait of the man who invented vermouth while you pour the good stuff.
OZ

Just like I make them

Perfect martini: Hold the gin, hold the vermouth, hold the olives, hold the ice, and double up on the premium vodka.

Stoli over ice. 3 drops of Vermouth. 2 Olives.
No olive juice. My thoughts are pretty dirty though......

Sounds like a drink for girly men!

Best way is the way I take it,
3 parts gin
1 part vodka
a splash of bitters and a large lemon peel.
It makes a drink that a smell similar to gasoline and the 1st one goes down rough. After that its smooth sailing for the next drinks.

My wife likes some of the Martini bar stuff...

How does one make a "Chocolate" Martini ?

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Tequila with slice of lemon and sea salt on the rim!

Now, what was the question?

Pete

Secretly....?

I like 'em straight up, gin, olives, and a drop or two of vermouth. Accompanied by raw oysters...

Jkc, if you don't like near straight vodka, mix it in Gingerale or 7-up. That's a cocktail called a Moscow Mule. Or, mix it in V-8 juice, add a squeeze of lemon, some Tabasco to taste, and you've got a Bloody Mary.

Gin martini ONLY and all you use is vermouth with an olive in it.

Other than that Bushmills and Makers Mark.