Full Moon Martini Recipe: A Fancy co*cktail Perfect for Entertaining (2024)

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How to make the perfect co*cktail? ›

The Golden Ratio

Get a perfectly flavor-balanced co*cktail with the bartender's golden ratio of 2:1:1. That means, 2 parts spirit, 1 part sweet, and 1 part sour. First, you'll begin with 2 parts of your spirit of choice: vodka, gin, rum – what have you. Secondly, add that to a mixing tin with ice.

A 'perfect Martini' is one that uses 50% dry vermouth and 50% sweet vermouth (typically rosso).

ADD LEMON INSTEAD OF OLIVES.

While olives may have the iconic martini look, they're often served at room temperature and can therefore heat up your drink—a big no-no. Serve your drink cold with an expressed lemon peel for top-notch taste.

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.

For a martini, potential questions include whether they would prefer it to be shaken or stirred, the choice of gin or vodka, and if they want it served with a twist, olives, or onions.

But while quinine is interesting as a reference bitter, there are certainly other sources of bitterness in co*cktails. One of the most prevalent is spirits aged in new wood barrels, such as Bourbon or Cognac. The bitter compounds in new wood (tannins and phenols mainly) leach into the spirit, which also slowly oxidizes.

A classic martini, or a wet martini, is when you prefer an equal ratio of gin and dry vermouth. A “perfect” martini on the other hand is made with equal parts dry and sweet vermouth and then mixed with vodka or gin.

Dirty Martini: Using a bit of olive brine makes a Martini dirty. The brine can be used instead of or with the vermouth. Smoky Martini: Gin with a splash of Scotch whisky, stirred and garnished with a lemon twist. Straight up: A Martini 'straight up' means shaken or stirred with ice and strained into the glass.

What is the most popular martini? ›

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.

There are three main types of Martini: wet, dry and perfect. Vermouth is a fortified wine flavoured with botanicals, and it makes a Martini either sweet or dry, depending how much vermouth is used in the recipe. Wet means the drink is sweeter, so the ratio is normally 3:1.

What makes a martini co*cktail dry is a lower level of vermouth – a dry martini co*cktail has a low vermouth to vodka ratio. The less vermouth you put in, the drier a martini co*cktail becomes. More vermouth? That means it's a wet martini co*cktail.

Add the gin or vodka, vermouth and olive brine to a shaker filled with ice. Shake for 15–20 seconds until well chilled. Double strain through fine mesh strainer into a chilled co*cktail glass. Garnish with a skewer of olives.

An extra dirty martini co*cktail contains a generous portion of olive brine. The “dirty” part of a Dirty Martini co*cktail relates to the olive ingredients, and “extra dirty” just means more olive flavor, like in the Dirtiest Martini co*cktail. There are many different ways to make a martini co*cktail to your liking.

In its most classic form, a Dirty Martini adds olive brine to the standard Martini recipe. Some places, such as Bemelmans and Musso & Frank's, will split the dry vermouth and olive brine, substituting a portion of the vermouth with an equal amount of brine.