Martini

Introduction

The Martini, more so than any other drink, embodies the class and style of the cocktail in the popular imagination.

Info

Cook Time:

Serves: 1

Ingredients

• 3 oz. gin
• 1/2 oz. dry (white/blanc) vermouth (preferably Noilly Prat, alternately Martini & Rossi)

Garnish

• A twist of lemon peel (including the pith); or,
• Cocktail olive, queen size at minimum. Or olive juice could be added to make it a 'dirty martini'

Directions

1.Fill a martini glass with ice and water, set aside.

2.Fill the glass half of a two-piece cocktail shaker to the top with ice, add 1 oz. dry vermouth.

3.Fill the shaker again with ice, add 2 oz. gin, stir gently.

4.Discard ice and sodawater in the martini glass.

5.Strain martini into glass.

6.Garnish with one olive (two makes it a Franklin).

Source

• Martini from the Wikibooks Bartending Guide -- original source of recipe, licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License