How to Make a Great Martini

Everyone should know how to make a great Martini!

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• gin
• dry vermouth
• martini glass
• ice
• olives
• A pitcher with a long-stemmed stirrer or a cocktail shaker
• A cocktail strainer

1. 

   Combine 2oz of gin and 1tsp. of dry vermouth into a shaker or pitcher. For a Martini Holland style, use dutch genever gin. For a Martini Majador, use tequila instead of gin.

2. Add ice and shake or stir.
   There is no holy miracle behind making the perfect martini.
   Stir or shake. Melted water from the ice is a necessary ingredient to a proper martini to mellow the "burn" off the alcohol.

3. Strain the ingredients into a well-chilled martini glass.
   There is only one acceptable glass, and it is a stemmed martini glass. The larger the better!

4. GARNISH:
   Olives - Pimento stuffed Olives are probably the most well known, experiment with Blue Cheese stuffed olives, whole marinated olives, garlic and almond stuffed olives and spicy olives!
   Pickled Pearl Onions - These make the classic Gibson Martini

5. 
   Call up some friends and have a PARTY!

   Enjoy! Martini parties are a fun way to show off your martini making skills.

Tips & Warnings

• Can be served on the rocks too.
• Vodka can be used instead of Gin.
• The most important secret to a really good martini is to insure that it is ICE COLD.
• Confession after too many Martinis is mandatory!
• NEVER drink and DRIVE!

[ramblin62]

on 8/20/2009 Good staple info on martini making for the entertaining host in all of us! TX.

[tachic]

on 8/8/2009 Good tips to make a great martini.

[maryanne09]

on 8/7/2009 Great article on How to Make a Great Martini! 5*'s :o)

[imsummertoo]

on 8/5/2009 awesome! I'm going to try this very... very soon lol.

[janetarfin]

on 8/5/2009 Oh yeah baby! And I want that picture of the nuns boozing!