The perfect Martini

[Bill Douglas]

Todd's (nostatic) aunt Jess knows how to make a martini. Todd, if you don't mind me saying. She poors Blue Sapphire gin over the ice, opens the vermouth, whispers vermouth, puts the top back on and enjoys the extra dry martini.

[}{arlequin]

Originally posted by DByers
My father in-law says that I make him the best Martini. Blue Saphire Gin is his choice. I chill a Martini glass with ice and pour just a little exta dry Vermouth over the ice and let it sit. I pour the gin into a shaker with ice. Shake gently for 10 seconds. Swirl the Martini glass that still has the ice and Vermouth to coat the sides of the glass. Dump the ice and any liquid. Pour the gin into the glass.

you've just described *exactly* how i have mine, except i use "hendrick's" or "daresbury's" gin for martinis and only use sapphire for g&t's....

i don't buy all that stuff ab having the drink 'look' in the direction of france, or waiving vermouth near it... it was meant to go together and according to preferences some people like more or less of it in their martini...

if you don't like it then why not just have some gin on the rocks? or chill the gin but pour it into a different (but stemmed) glass... surely it's not the glass that makes a martini.... to me this means that it's about how it is served, using a stemmed glass to keep the temp low is one aspect... another part of how it is served includes a hint (taste) of vermouth, otherwise why would it always be mentioned alongside?....

yeah i know... classicaly boring...

+1 on the tiny shards of ice crystals floating when 'just served', along with tiny specs of citrus oil from the spray when twisting the 'twist'....

[RallyJon]

Plymouth gin is the best Martini (or straight drinking) gin I've found. Hendrick's is good too, but a bit over the top. Tanqueray is a strong flavored gin but is very obvious--better for G&Ts.

Gins like Sapphire are for people who don't like actual gin flavor. They were created to steal market share from vodka drinkers.

[stuartj]

Originally posted by RallyJon
Tanqueray is a strong flavored gin but is very obvious--better for G&Ts.

After extensive testing, I agree with that. And Bomaby Saphire too.

[arcsine]

Originally posted by Moses
Good vodka needs no vermouth. Shake Grey Goose or Belvedere in crushed ice. Pour over olives into chilled martini glass. A good martini should be cold enough to make a trouts butt pucker. Little splinters of ice floating on top are a must.

That is my recipe but I like a lemon twist in place of olives.

[holtjv]

Originally posted by RallyJon
Plymouth gin is the best Martini (or straight drinking) gin I've found. Hendrick's is good too, but a bit over the top. Tanqueray is a strong flavored gin but is very obvious--better for G&Ts.

Gins like Sapphire are for people who don't like actual gin flavor. They were created to steal market share from vodka drinkers.

Try the London Brokers if you like Plymouth, especially for sipping gin--just a bit smoother than Plymouth.