the perfect martini

DelavanKs · Oct 19, 2009

For me it's Grey Goose Vodka straight up shaken not stirred VERY VERY Cold then add two olives. At $36.00 a Liter for Grey Goose are there any other that are better. I hate to buy a bottle of vodka then not like it.

What say you
Chuck

rimfired · Oct 19, 2009

I've been drinking "Platinum" at $9.99. But then I'm unemployed.

Ogandydancer · Oct 19, 2009

First of all; Gin NOT Vodka. Gibleys or Beefeaters and just a touch of dry vermouth and two olives. with or without ice as you prfefer.

michael thornton · Oct 19, 2009

henry martini?

sureshotbob · Oct 19, 2009

DelavanKs said:
For me it's Grey Goose Vodka straight up shaken not stirred VERY VERY Cold then add two olives. At $36.00 a Liter for Grey Goose are there any other that are better. I hate to buy a bottle of vodka then not like it.

What say you
Chuck

+1 chuck that's the way I like it also !!!!!!

michael thornton · Oct 19, 2009

why dont yall just drink dish water?

1911bphil · Oct 19, 2009

I don't care for neither gin nor vodka. My "martini" is made with bourbon. Several icecubes in the glass, add the bourbon(Knob Creek), enjoy. Thats all folks.

DelavanKs · Oct 19, 2009

I do enjoy a good martini but this evening it has been a scotch sour..........good J & B two scotch to one sour mix
Chuck

Bullseye 2620 · Oct 19, 2009

Tanqueray, very very cold, but with no ice, and with a pickled pearl onion, please. You can just sit the vermouth bottle about six feet from the drink, and that will impart sufficient essence to flavor the beverage to my taste.

Bullseye

CAJUNLAWYER · Oct 19, 2009

Forgive me but a Martini is made with GIN . I can't see the rationale behind drinking Vodka-it doesn't taste like anything!!!
A good gin-Bombay Saphire-some good dry vermouth- Noilly Pratt-three olives stuffed with anchovies-a twist (lemon) and a dash of angoustora-in a frosty glass with a stem-----repeat as necessary.

Spotteddog · Oct 19, 2009

I'll not get into this discussion while at work?
But to paraphrase Ron White,
"If you'd care to try a Vodka that's sure to make you die a penniless drunk". I highly recommend "Platinum". It's not as gentle as Grey Goose, but it's easily the equal of Skye for drinkability. And even in this liquor control board state, it's still cheap enough to throw at T-54 tanks during a civil insurrection?
Seriously, it's the bestest, cheapest Vodka I've found!
But no, nothing's as good as Grey Goose in that application.

Marshwheeling · Oct 19, 2009

A martini is a gin drink. There is such a thing as a vodka-based martini-style cocktail, but I don't know why anyone would base a cocktail on watered-down rubbing alcohol.

smitty_bs · Oct 19, 2009

Traditional martinis are made with gin and that's how James Bond used to drink them. I used to make mine with Bombay Sapphire. Then I moved on to higher quality vodkas like Goose or KetalOne. Then I decided why ruin those with the vermouth and went to straight vodka on the rocks with two olives.

DelavanKS, not to make you jealous or anything but my local grocer here in Illinois is having a price war with KetalOne and Grey Goose. $23 for a 750ml bottle. Every other week he puts one brand or the other on special.

DelavanKs · Oct 19, 2009

10-4 on the reoeat as necessary
Chuck

zercool · Oct 19, 2009

Bombay Sapphire, ice cold, in a frozen martini glass, misted once and only once with vermouth. A couple olives to add flavor.

Spotteddog · Oct 19, 2009

Don't make me go and get my 30# can of R-22 for chilling the parfait glasses! I'm warning you all! One step closer and I'll do it!
And I mean it!
(EDIT)
smitty bs,
Some of the few things I miss about Chicago,
A. Great food.
B. CHEAP BOOZE!
I think it's their way of trying to make up for it being a peoples paradise?
Had I stayed, I'm sure at those prices I'd have had to have the "Fram PH-8" or "Lubrifiner" conversion done to my liver?

TomcatPC · Oct 19, 2009

I have a .577"/.450" Calibre Martini-Henry Mk.II Rifle made by Birmingham Small Arms and Metal Company in 1888. That is what I think of a when I hear the word "Martini" LOL.
Thanks
Mark

Gutpile Charlie · Oct 19, 2009

Bullseye 2620 said:
Tanqueray, very very cold, but with no ice, and with a pickled pearl onion, please. You can just sit the vermouth bottle about six feet from the drink, and that will impart sufficient essence to flavor the beverage to my taste.

Bullseye

_____________________________________________________

Now Bullseye, you are a man with real class!

I like your style!

Gatofeo · Oct 19, 2009

Hendrick's Gin -- distilled and bottled in Scotland.
Noilly Prat vermouth -- made in France.

Both ice cold
Ice cold Martini glass, preferably stored in the freezer overnight.

1 part vermouth
4 parts gin
Poured into a cocktail glass and shaken vigorously for a few seconds with a bit of crushed ice.
Strain the ice from the martini mix into a GLASS Martini glass (plastic will impart an undesirable flavor).
Add a small cutting of fresh lemon peel to each glass.
Spear two Spanish manzanilla green olives and one small cocktail onion on a wooden toothpick. Add to glass.
Or hold the onion, if you prefer. Myself, I like them.
Sit back and enjoy.

I used to consider Bombay Emerald as the best gin extant, until I found Hendrick's. Ohhhh myyyy gawwdddddd ... it is ambrosia!

Martinis are made with gin and vermouth -- not vodka, tequila, bourbon or anything else. Gin and vermouth maketh the Martini. Anything else in a Martini glass is an imposter.
The grumpy ol' desert cat has spoken, from his Church of the Holy Martini pulpit deep in the Utah desert!

Spotteddog · Oct 19, 2009

G/C,
THE perfect Gibson!
When a Gin Martini is on tap, that's the way it looks.
And I'm with you Gato!
If dry vermouth, Noilly Prat.

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