I really appreciate your video and experimentation between Gin and vodka!! I have never had Gin before. I have a lot to look forward to!!!! Thank you for your many videos. It is so nice to realize that cocktail making is a very practical HOBBY! A very practical hobby indeed. Life is so short! Sex is not freely given by wives or females! What else is left but to perfect various classic cocktails!! I hope you are still alive!
I am 2 1/2oz gin to 1/2oz vermouth and 1/2oz brine. Dirty martini is shaken. I do not double strain because I like little ice chips in my martini. Excellent video, because all the other martini expert videos recommend stirring, which I personally disagree.
This is definitely worth the try. I've always heard though that gin martini's should always be stirred as the tradition is for the cocktail to be nice and clear whereas vodka martini's should always be shaken so as to provide the nice sheen of ice on the top layer of the cocktail. Cheers and thanks again for another great upload Kurt.
Dirty gin martinis are gorgeous, so long as you don't put too much brine in. I also muddle the olives. The bitterness and slight saltiness really balances the vermouth and complements the sharper botanicals in the gin.
I’m almost afraid to try to gin one because I had a bad experience with a few swigs of gin in high school. Vodka dirty martinis are my favorite drink of all time
I'm having one of yours with no Vermouth in it right now and I have to say it is fantastic. Turns out, if you have good brine, you don't need the wine.. Cheers
Hi Kurt, On a more recent video you mentioned Monkey 47 as your all-time favorite gin. Is it different based on the specific cocktail ie Oxley for dirty martinis and Monkey 47 for classic martinis?
Well, Monkey 47 is a different gin animal. To me, it is very floral with beautiful botanicals. I personally would not use Monkey 47 for any traditional martinis. Better to stick with Oxley, Beefeater, etc. IMO Monkey is amazing on its own or in a floral type of cocktail. Hopefully this helps.
This comment comes in at the 8 second mark when my eyes focused on that Hammer and Sickle bottle on the right....Bazinga. No one ever knows what I'm talking about when I bring up that Vodka. It is incredible and I never understand how it is I heard of it and seeked it out but none of my friends or people I work with know about it. More for me l suppose hahaha. That is by far my favorite Vodka and it's hard to get around here.
Second comment....lol I really do need to go to bed. So, I have never had a Gin Martini but.......I have had several dirty Martini's with Vodka. About 8 years ago my wife and I along with some good friends of ours went to a place not far away called "Doc Hendersons". It was an old historical mansion that at one time was owned by a Dr. as his home hense the name. Anyhow they split the place up into different rooms a made a killer resturaunt with an amazing chef. They served the best dirty Martini I have ever had and the bar tender that made the drinks came out to meet us after my rage about his drink. No kidding.......... Olive brine and Grey Goose. That was it. Who would of known?
Beautiful! That’s how I make my dirty martini as well. Gin and olive brine, that’s it. Clean and simple. Love reading your stories! Thanks for sharing!
@@slbdrinks I use a three to one, gin to vermouth, ratio for my dirty martinis, but then add almost as much brine as vermouth. So the vemouth is still there, but it's balanced with the taste of the gin and brine instead of its sweetness clashing. I muddle the olives. A 'wet' dirty martini I don't reckon would work as well.
Question, you have excellent knowledge concerning gin martinis obviously. I absolutely do not like dry vermouth or blanc. Sweet vermouth I am good with in cocktails but have never been able to get into dry vermouth. Recommendation for a good substitute??
@@slbdrinks I'd suggest a good white wine if I were still a wine drinker. To be honest, I'm not hat knowledgable abu wines. I used to love them, but don't drink them now very often. Taste buds have changed. And I'm not sure abot any liquer alternatives. I actually don't like vermouth that much, unless it's extra dry. But even then, though I like to taste it in a martini, I don't like the vermouth taste too pronounced; like everybody else upon the planet, I prefer the taste of gin. I'll tell you a story. I wanted a drink last night, so I bought a bottle of a Scottish sloe and cranberry gin and a bottle of Martini Fiero. The two things apart are quite nice, but I wanted to mix them in an experimental 'dessert martini'. Was awfl. The two ingredients wetre screamng at each other no matter what ratio I tried. Tasted like cough medicine. That's the last time I muck around with the classic ingredients.
I don't get vodka martinis. I love vodka, but if you add bit of something like vermouth or olive brine to it, you're just covering the delicate taste of vodka and ending up with a heavily alcoholic, faint-tasting whatever it is you put in it. There's no marriage, no complementing flavors, just a hint of vermouth/olive with overwhelming ethanol.
I've never had one. For me, a vodka 'martini' is for someone who doesn't like gin but wants to look good holding a martini glass, so they just get it filled with straight chilled vodka. With the classic gin and vermouth recipe, you get a fusion of two botanically flavoured alcohols, but vodka can't mix that way with vermouth, because it's a neutral spirit.
@@slbdrinks yeah funny thing here in France we don't really say Vermouth, I learnt later Martini is a brand of Vermouth. So I guess the drink got the name from the brand. So can't really call vodka Martini without the Vermouth...
The Dirty Martini is the best thing money can buy in a bar.. I'm sure that's a great cocktail too but can we really call it a Martini with no vermouth in it..? I don't know..
I hear you on that. I am just not a big dry vermouth fan although I realize that’s the standard mix. I also vary my gin ratio depending on my mood. Sometimes I will use 3 oz gin 1 oz brine. Maybe one day I will find a vermouth I like to use with it.
@@slbdrinks Truth is, the vermouth is the least desired ingredient in the mix for me too.. The idea sounds interesting.. Definitely gonna try this and get back to you
Isn’t that the age old conversation! I love it. Honestly, this recipe exactly came from my favorite restaurant and she did shake the cocktail so I followed suit.
Id agree. If its going to be dirty, might as well have the gin to enhance the flavor. Vodka is good if you just want it icy and smooth. Not dirty. But again that just my subjective opinion, you drink as you like.
