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Drink of the Week – Martini Month – Ocean Water

Brennan Stanford — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 17:00:05 +0000

Ocean Water

1 part blue curacao

1 part raspberry vodka

1 part apple pucker

splash of lime juice

Combine all ingredients in an ice filled shaker, shake, strain into a martini glass.

Drink of the Week – Martini Month – Skittle Martini

Brennan Stanford — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:00:00 +0000

Skittle Martini

1 part raspberry vodka

1 part citrus vodka

1 part vanilla vodka

1 part blue curacao

cranberry juice

Rim a martini glass with sugar.

Combine all ingredients in an ice filled shaker, shake, strain into a martini glass.

Drink of the Week – Martini Month – Lemon Drop

Brennan Stanford — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 17:00:50 +0000

Lemon Drop

1 part citrus vodka

1/2 part triple sec

1 part sweet and sour

Rim a martini glass with sugar.

Combine all ingredients in an ice filled shaker, shake, strain into martini glass.

Garnish with a lemon.

Martini Tips

Brennan Stanford — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 03:11:09 +0000

Ingredients
Always select quality ingredients. There are plenty on the market, try your favorite, pick a new brand, or even try some flavors out. Have some fun! Try some different combinations.

Tools
This should without being said, but always use clean tools! Using dirty tools or ones previously used to make a drink can retain the flavor of the previously made drink.

Chilling
Chill your martini glass! Using a chilled martini glass will help keep your martini colder longer. To properly chill a glass, freeze it, or use a nifty little bartenders trick! Take the martini glass, fill it with ice and water. Filling the glass with water will increase the surface area that gets cold, instead of just having parts of the ice touch parts of the glass.

Shaking
Shake to your hearts content! Just remember, the more you shake your martini, the more it gets diluted and the cloudier it can get, but it gets colder this way. The less you shake, the more flavors you will retain, but it won’t be as cold.

On a side note, a classic martini is made with gin. It has been a recent trend to use regular and flavored vodkas for martinis.

Dry Martini – Traditionally uses more dry vermouth, however recent trends define a Dry Martini as using little or no vermouth.

Gibson – Garnish with a cocktail onion.

Perfect Martini – Use equal parts of sweet and dry vermouth.

Dirty Martini – Add a small amount of olive brine.

50-50 -Use equal parts of gin and dry vermouth.

Vodka Martini – Replace gin with vodka for a nice alternative.