Ultimate Guide to Every Martini!

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There is much to be said about ordering a Martini at a bar and like a few other classics this drink inspires some very very strong opinions. Over the years that I have been bartending though there’s a lot of confusion around ordering Martinis and what to expect when you ask for one from your local bartender.
So we thought it would be nice to make you guys a video on a few different Martini recipes to give ya’ll a guide for ordering them or trying at home or both. The Martini is one of my absolute favorite cocktails and when you know how to get the one you want, there is really nothing quite like it. It is a drink approaching perfection.
There’s a couple of things I want to say before we get started. Gin and Vemrouths both contain proprietary blends of botanicals in their makeup which makes them wildly different from brand to brand. This also makes it very exciting to experiment with when figuring out your Martini preferences. The spirits and ratios I use in this video are my preferences and I stand by them but they are by no means set in stone or the only ones that work, they are largely preference. As my mom loves to say: Many Roads Lead To Rome!
With that said, Let’s get into it!
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00:00 The Setup
00:57 Bonus Cocktail
02:26 Back to the Martini
02:50 Shaken or Stirred?
03:27 Thrown Martini?
03:48 Controlled Shake
04:05 Traditional Martini
05:18 Tasting Notes
06:03 Recipe
06:08 Traditional Dry Martini
06:45 Tasting Notes
07:12 Recipe
07:16 Fifty Fifty Martini
08:20 Tasting Notes
08:49 Recipe
08:55 The Perfect Martini (did you just skip straight here?)
09:37 Recipe
10:16 Vodka Martini (The Kangaroo)
11:25 Tasting Notes
12:08 Recipe
12:12 Dirty Martini
12:55 Tasting Notes
13:41 Recipe
13:46 No go out and make or order your preferred Martini!
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Recipes:
Traditional Martini
2oz (60ml) Gin (Preferably Plymouth)
1oz (30ml) Dry Vermouth
3-4 dashes Orange bitters
Orange or Lemon Twist
Traditional Dry Martini
2 1/2 (75ml) Gin
1/2oz (15ml) Dry Vermouth
1 Dash Orange Bitters
Olive or a Twist
The 50/50 (AKA the Fitty Fitty)
1 1/2oz (45ml) Gin
1 1/2oz (45ml) Dry Vermouth
1 Dash Feegans Orange Bitters (mix of fees and Reagans)
Lemon Twist
Perfect Martini
2oz (60ml) Gin
1/2oz (15ml) Sweet Vermouth
1/2oz (15ml) Dry Vermouth
1 Dash Orange bitters
Vodka Martini
2 1/4oz (67.5ml) Vodka
3/4oz (22ml) Dry Vermouth
1 Dash Orange Bitters
Olives or Lemon Twist
Dirty Martini
2oz (60ml) Gin or Vodka
1/2oz (15ml) Dry Vermouth
1/2oz (15ml) Olive Brine
Olives for garnish

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@zayahum2934 Год назад

*Drunkenly gets off the bed to put vermouth in the fridge* 😂😂

@TheEducatedBarfly Год назад

😂

@alexandernordstrom1617 Год назад

I'd just like to say I appreciate the decision to start chilling your glasses. I get the reasoning behind the decision not to do it in earlier videos (to show the drink more clearly), but I feel like setting an example and showing what the drink should look like in a properly chilled glass is the right way to go, especially for something like a martini. Lovely episode. Keep on keeping on.

@TheEducatedBarfly Год назад

Thanks! We essentially had this discussion and came out on the chilled glass side so it’s here to stay :)

@matthewjames7504 Год назад

This video came at just the right time. My gf and I have been slowly building up a home bar. And the other day she bought a martini glass at the thrift store, mentioning we still haven't made a single martini. Definitely surprise her with one of these tonight.

@dramamine755 Год назад

Keep us updated for those who are also building a bar and lack any martini experience lol

@este4102 Год назад

Same here.. Just set up my little Mini bar and tried out all these variations today and loved every single one. Never knew what a martini was until now lol LONG LIVE GIN!!

@Kaijugan Год назад

My personal favorite Martini version is a Wet Gin Martini. Which is: 2oz Gin (preferably something like Bombay or London Dry) 1oz Sweet Vermouth .25oz of simple syrup 3-4 dashes orange bitters And a lemon peel for oils and flare.

@greennblue24 Год назад

Really appreciate that 1:1:4 dirty recipe. Most recipes say something like a bar spoon or a splash of brine, but I like a dirty martini pretty filthy. Also, if I'm ording or making a martini dirty, I say get as many olives on that stick as your can. 😄

@skraegorn7317 Год назад

There's one other Martini you didn't cover here, the Upside Down/Reverse Martini (AKA the Julia Child Martini, it was her favorite cocktail). It's basically a Dry Martini with the proportions swapped, so you have 2 oz vermouth and 1/2 oz gin. I personally like this one the best but it's harder to pick the gin because it's no longer the base, it's now a modifier. I've not tried it with a Genever or an Old Tom gin but I think either style would be lovely here.

@g0mikese Год назад

I've been able to keep vermouth up to a year open in the fridge (I use a lot of sweet, but not much dry in my house) and fine by using the wine preservation sprays. They use non-reactive gases that are heavier than air to force the oxygen out of the bottle, so the exposure to air becomes limited to when you're using it and a very small amount remaining in the bottle. Really helps when you don't use something a ton.

@bender7889 Год назад

I’ve been making what I call a white trash martini. 1 part Martini Rossi blanc vermouth 2 parts Sapphire gin few dash’s of orange bitters cocktail onion juice and two onion and a jalapeño stuffed olive. I don’t know if anyone else would like it but my wife and I do. Great video.

@MrJhchrist Год назад

Sounds great to me. Don't know if that means it's good or trashy though! It's not far from my go to which is 1.5 Vermouth to 2 Gin with a splash of olive brine. I always garnish with like 6 olives though!

@madjinxify Год назад

I find myself partial to a Gibson, gin and picked onion, with lemon rind. The only vodka martini I’ve really enjoying is a dirty one, where they use the olives and brine from jalapeño stuff olives, but that really has to be paired with the right meal to balance the heat.

@thomasberginiii1683 Год назад

My favorite martini is The Perfect Dirty Martini 2oz Botanist gin 3/4oz sweet vermouth 3/4oz dry vermouth 1/4oz olive brine Olive as garnish Served in a cognac sniffer

@weedywet Год назад

Lately I've been very keen on Dolin Blanc in a Martini. It's an interesting mid-way point between sweet and dry, so it hits that sort of "perfect" note but without so much syrupy sweetness. more floral.

@Taglebot Год назад

I love a 50/50 Dolin Blanc and Plymouth or Ford’s Gin, grapefruit bitters and grapefruit peel before the sun sets. Yum!

@rushman9378 Год назад

I like your videos. I especially like the one where you go through every popular drink step by step. Keep up the good work.

@georgikostakiev8852 Год назад

Im new in making cocktails at home your videos are great and educational, thanks!

@Moeflyer6213 8 дней назад

In a Japanese manga called Bartender. Bartender apprentice Kyoko Kawakami mixed a martini to her mentor Minami. However, Minami commented her martini "has no expression". It was because she just simply mix a martini by dry gin and dry vermouth, and then an olive garnish. Or she was just imitate her mentor's recipe. Your video answered how to give martini an "expression".

@CarlosSempereChen Год назад

I really like the Humblebrag that you included in a compilation video. That cucumber-forward gin/grapefruit bitters combination is perfect.

@EXScytheMint Год назад

I've tried a few martinis at home and we really enjoy the Fifty/Fifty. You can actually finish one without feeling too tipsy. Thanks for the video!

@modliving Год назад

I’ve been making mine with Bianco vermouth. Very crisp and easy to drink.

@ManInArea Год назад

I keep trying to like the traditional 2:1, but the 5:1 is easily my favorite ratio.

@EnginerdBrian Год назад

This was a really interesting video. I’ve never seen orange bitters used at bars in my area nor have I made one with them at home. I’m a 6:1 fan with lemon express garnish but I need to try all these variations with the bitters now! Damn I love the variance in martinis

@user-bc7dz7ei4x 2 месяца назад

I never thought about cracking the ice to get the shards in the drink. I tried it and it awesome!.

@nickcimdins5579 Год назад

Perfect timing. I had a bottle of Dry Vermouth waiting to be opened (Maidenii from Australia). The 2:1 with orange bitters and an orange twist is

@TheSpiritoftheCocktail Год назад

LEANDRO!!! Great video!!! I LOVE a Dirty martini!!! I sometimes use pickle brine instead of olive. 50/50 is awesome as well!!!! CHEERS!!!!

@MrMoney331 Год назад

Haven't really made my way into Martinis to much, but don't know if I have really ever tried a good Gin one. Maybe I should change that! Great video

@kroks06 Месяц назад

I like to put a lot more vermouth with vodka, almost half and half, but to each his own. And lemon peel around the glass edge for oil flavor

@lesmurray2000 Год назад

My two favorite martini variations are the Vesper martini and the Martinez. I like my Vesper with Kina l'aero d'or from Tempest Fugit or Cocchi Americano and a dash of orange bitters. My Martinez is 50/50 Old Tom gin and sweet vermouth and a dash of angustora.

@danielnuebler5786 Год назад

Great video as always. My preference is 2:1 gin. That being said guests at my bar (especially older guests it must be said) think of a martini as chilled vodka in a martini glass. Always willing to have an enlightened conversation about this drink however

@matthewdanbury77 Год назад

Care to recommend a style/brand of olives to use for the brine in the dirty martini? Coincidentally, I tried making one for the first time last night, but the salinity of the brine I had on hand was overpowering despite only using 1/4oz. Really appreciate the full guide :)

@chall3016 Год назад

Leandro, great info. Please try splitting the vermouth with 1/2 Dolin Dry and 1/2 Dolin Blanc and let me know what you think! (Vodka or Gin, your preference)

@JonathanLucien Год назад

I had no idea there were so many variations. Learned a lot

@mrtony1985 8 месяцев назад

Well this video is going into my favorites list

@supercook49 2 месяца назад

i use your recipe whenever i make gin martinis i feel like the orange bitters help bring out the subtle citrus notes in the gin

@BrandonCerelius Год назад

Hey Marius, Content idea - blind taste testing one dry and one sweet vermouth. One of the controversies I've been seeing is on vermouth storage (e.g. does vermouth in the fridge really last two or six weeks? Does room temp vs fridge make a difference?) Maybe a Leandro does a blind test of a few different bottles treated differently?

@netanelizhakov7592 Год назад

Allways love a good martini/martini video!!😜😎

@elduderino672 Год назад

Olive juice you too Leandro! There's an Australian olive gin from Four Pillars which makes a great martini. Worth trying if anyone can get it in your region.

@TheTribalBarGuy Год назад

Great overview. Love this style of videos. Personally my go to is the 50/50 martini, but the other options also look tempting, especially as more I go into gin. Cheers and thanks!

@lxxwj Год назад

50/50 seems so underrated but it really is the best

@TheTribalBarGuy Год назад

@@lxxwj I totally agree. Cheers! 🍸

@erinkayeozga9947 Год назад

This was excellent! Cheers 🍸

@jimfererro1493 Год назад

The term “master class” is over used in some videos. But that’s what you’ve created. Excellent. I’m a confirmed 2:1 gin to vermouth. I only use Plymouth. But you’ve pushed me and I’m going to give these a try and stop sneering. Thanks.

@sensusdivinitas827 Год назад

If you remember I'm a huge fan of Gin. favorite spirit. the Margarite is still my preferred Martini. that 2-1 is just perfect.

@TobyTheTroll Год назад

Fantastic vid. Deserves to be the go-to martini vid on yt

@TheEducatedBarfly Год назад

hear! hear!

@elinabelykh2452 Год назад

Incredible 😊 Thank you

@gac5936 Год назад

I remember ordering drinks from you at Coles! 🙌🏻

@rocnathan Год назад

These comparison videos are great stuff....maybe a Manhattan-based one? My preferred martini is a 3:1, and I mostly actually prefer a Gibson over a martini, because I like it more savory than fresh/sour. To this end, I can highly recommend Belzazar dry vermouth, which adds almost ridiculous amounts of complexity to a martini.

@claks_cocktails2838 Год назад

I use Private Preserve on my Vermouths and it keeps for much longer - still refrigerated.

@levonhovhannisyan2181 Год назад

In my coutry if you order a Martini you will probably be served Martini Vermouth, neat. For a lot of people it's quite confusing whether Martini is a cocktail or a brand of vermouth / sparkling wine / etc.

@alexandernordstrom1617 Год назад

Yes, I've had this happen to me. :o) I think the way to go is to specify that you want a martini *cocktail* (and probably specify what ratio you prefer, trying your best not to sound like Bond in Casino Royale). Of course after inquiring about how they store their vermouth. It's just hard to order a martini without sounding like a douche.

@daveruhe4031 Год назад

Beefeater Martini, up, extra dry with a twist of lime.... Many fond college day happy hours memories before Friday night dinner. Cheers, Mugsy.

@ctwiggs Год назад

Watching this with my bartender son. He says people ordering martinis are the worst, ridiculously picky and needy.

@jasonji1900 10 месяцев назад

If the customer wants a drink a certain way, then that is the way you should do it. A machinist doesn’t decide that the engineer wasn’t really serious about a given measurement if he is worth anything at all. Bartenders are no different.

@jackdanielholt-ellison8658 10 месяцев назад

Me i just pick a gin and tell the bartender to go wild Cause im one my self lmao

@EB-555 7 месяцев назад

@@jasonji1900 Lol i found the ridiculously picky and needy customer

@jackbokun3954 7 месяцев назад

Eh that’s your job. Don’t become a bartender then idk what to say. First rule of business, the customer is always right. Second rule, refer to rule numero uno

@bellaususfitzpinguidpalate3194 5 месяцев назад

As a former bartender and a martini lover, the martini is just one of THOSE drinks that demands complexity because of its simplicity. Unfortunately the drink is also a magnet for people that just love to complain. If they don't like your offering the first time, a nice person might ask you for a slight alteration or just order something else. It's the ones that keep complaining and sending it back... I've been drinking gin Gibsons since the 80s and usually make mine at home because I know not many know what it is. I go out to have fun, not cause stress 🍸

@francof8463 Год назад

I generally don’t order martinis in a bar anymore because bartenders are clueless. If I go to a speakeasy style bar, only then I’ll order it cause they’re usually pretty good for that

@retronartz1268 Год назад

Tanqueray ten and Lillet blanc, 4 dashes of feegans and a grapefruit peel. It’s a bit sweeter but I’ve never had a better martini.

@jlunde35 Год назад

Great video, thank you. Are we allowed to order "on the rocks with extra olives"? I love martinis that are like a liquid olive salad that remain cold for a long time.

@EnginerdBrian Год назад

You’re allowed to order whatever you want! If you’re specific in your order it takes all the oddity away because you’ve provided clear instructions and making an odd but clearly defined drink is better than ordering vaguely and being upset when your specific tastes aren’t met

@lukenosewalkerbruno Год назад

Great video as always. You did forget the "burnt" martini though. This is when you give the glass a scotch rinse. Cheers.

@EnginerdBrian Год назад

Whoa. Never heard of such a thing. I might have to try it!

@josephclites6971 3 месяца назад

I think they look really nice in those cocktail (Nick & Nora-style) glasses. Why do you prefer them to martini glasses?? Just a curious home bar tender. Love the content!!

@TheEducatedBarfly 3 месяца назад

Just much more elegant, small in volume as martinis should be that’s the only reason

@sunyboy333 Год назад

Great video, I still don't understand what's the point of cracking the ice before adding more ice cubes? Maybe it's just become a signature move at this point 😃

@tucopacifico Год назад

Like the vid, surprised you didn’t touch on split- spirit martinis like the Vesper, or mention the Gibson. Lately I’ve been loving a cross between the two with some dirt added: 3/4 oz Noilly Prat vermouth, 1 oz Ketel One vodka, 1 oz Empress 1908 gin, 1/4 oz olive brine, a bar-spoon of cocktail onion juice stirred and garnished with an olive and an onion. Looks pretty from the gin and tastes delicious.

@TheEducatedBarfly Год назад

Gonna need another video for what are considered variations but I should definitely put one in the works

@jeremispetre1988 Год назад

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@dorriedicola8625 Год назад

Great video. I'm sure this has been asked before, but what brand of ice machine is that on the counter behind you? Thank you

@TheEducatedBarfly Год назад

that's the Opal Nugget Machine, now made by GE

@johnolmos8670 Год назад

My biggest pet peeve is someone just ordering a “Martini”. I always follow up with Gin or Vodka? Then how would you like it? I always get a weird look when I ask these questions. I found out about making MSG solutions and started experimenting with it in cocktails. It makes my wet martini a whole new experience!

@alexandernordstrom1617 Год назад

There are so many "perfect", "traditional" and "correct" variations, it's hard to order one without sounding like a picky douche if you know what you like, and I could see it being hard to take orders for if the order is vague. I think the way to accommodate patrons in a nice way is to ask "do you have a preferred ratio?" and if not, be ready to make a recommendation. MSG sounds awesome! A meaty martini?

@jlunde35 Год назад

I think it's fun to order a martini and see the bartender's interpretation of what a good martini is like.

@connorjones7477 Год назад

I work at a dispense bar at a fine dining restaurant a d nothing annoys me more then getting a martini order that doesn't at least specify Gin or Vodka. It's too risky to just assume

@SpinalChamp Год назад

What have you made from that Noma book?

@lucyfathy1130 Год назад

12:33 what brand of dry vermouth do you use?

@ContraMundumPress Год назад

Why not the Vesper? 3 oz gin, 1 oz vodka, ½ oz Salers (originally Kina Lillet, but that's no longer made), and a lemon twist. Instead of Salers, Kina L'Avion d'Or or Cocchi Americano are options.

@rlowrie Год назад

This sparked a bar etiquette question I struggle with. As a customer at a bar, if I want my martini, old fashioned etc made a certain way, what is the best way to deliver that request to the bartender without coming across like you don't think they know what they are doing?

@TE-vs3mc Год назад

Either get to know the bartender, or make it at home

@rocnathan Год назад

What I usually do (because I live in a city shockingly illiterate in cocktail lore) is just tell them what I want, i.e. a 3:1 martini with olive or a sweet manhattan with bourbon. That way you come across as savvy without offending anyone. Or sometimes I ask something like "What whisky do you use for x", and if I don't like it, just ask for a different one. In my experience, the good bartenders are actually happy when customers know what they want, as opposed to the negroni-swilling hoi polloi.

@MrJhchrist Год назад

To me it depends on if I'm ordering from the bartender, or from a server. At the bar, just order what you want. I prefer 1.5 : 2 ratio, so I'll never get it if I don't ask. But bartenders know drinks well enough to just state a martini order once and they understand it immediately. From a server though? Detailed orders seem more snobby and aren't even likely to get relayed correctly. So I'd just use descriptors like "gin martini wet and dirty" and see what I get. Honestly, it's a martini, other than the gin vs vodka divide, nobody that likes one martini will truly hate another so I don't find it that important to get it super specific.

@mihea0h Год назад

i heard you can whip shake too right ? if the glass is chilled already or can be chilled w/ club soda & ice - correct ? but the most up class way is whip shaking & one big rock w/ less dilution of your cocktail drink correct ?

@TheEducatedBarfly Год назад

If we whip shake with pebble your adding too much water. Shaking with one big rock would be the way to go if you’re shaking a martini. Less dilution but you’re maximizing aeration.

@mihea0h Год назад

@@TheEducatedBarfly is there also a video lessons on different types of shakes too in your video lessons ? That would be awesome !

@jeanlaubenthal698 Год назад

Re: Gin -Traditional martini: Thank you mentioning how to manage the vermouth… Over time I kept using less and less and would pour into shaker over ice and drain and then add the gin for just a hint of vermouth and then added my olive brine and olives …I think i came up with a hybrid lol.

@joeykremple Год назад

The martini is kind of like The Beatles. They are household names, possibly the most iconic of their kind, and of an extremely high quality in their surpassing uniqueness. And yet the average joe really doesn’t seem to prefer them. In some way dare I say they are under appreciated? Leandro’s first 2:1 recipe w/ orange bitters, Dolin and Beefeater is spot-on. Very few people are given the privilege of tasting a proper martini. This cocktail is audacious and contains multitudes, like having “Honey Pie” and “Revolution #9” on the same album.

@MattSchieler Год назад

I do love gin dirty martinis. I make a "perfect dirty martini" by halving the olive brine for Dolin sweet vermouth

@Beadgcfb Год назад

I like a perfect martini but with green chartreuse instead of the dry vermouth. Is that called something?

@jeremyapplegate4868 3 месяца назад

Couldn't you dry shake it then pour it over ice, stir it, and strain it if you want the airation without the dilution?

@danielmartini3229 Год назад

what's with this "orange bitter"? I've never seen that mentioned in a recipe before; two ingredients (gin/vodka + vermouth) + the garnish no?

@MaryK1205 Год назад

I’m very interested in the brand of olives you use. I’ve had a hard time finding one’s that work best. I found a lot of bad ones but no “go to” for the dirty martini. Any suggestions?

@DuncanRandall_ Год назад

Armstrong Martini Olives, I can only find them at Total Wine

@robbarchard Год назад

Great video! This definitely covers the classics, but missed two of my preferred Martini's which I think are both fairly common these days. Its tough to talk martinis without the Vesper coming up, and also the trend towards very, very dry martinis with only a glass wash or spray of vermouth. My preferred Martini requires keeping martini glasses and Tanqueray in the freezer at all times, so you can take out the glass, give it 2-4 sprays from an atomizer, pour 2-4 oz gin straight into the glass, olive garnish and good to go with no dilution.

@jpg.387 Год назад

Is it common to use orange bitters? I've personally never used it for martinis until I saw your videos and personally, not a fan. (Not a fan or orange bitters in martinis but definitely a fan of your videos!)

@alexandernordstrom1617 Год назад

It's pretty traditional to have some kind of bitters. Harry Johnson's Bartender's Manual (1882) uses Boker's (and gomme syrup and curaçao or absinthe!), and Jack's Manual by Jack A. Grohusko (1910) uses orange bitters (and Maraschino) for its Improved Martini Cocktail. The Savoy Cocktail Book by Harry Craddock (1930) also has a 50/50 recipe with orange bitters. But there are also many historic recipes without any bitters. Just keep drinking it how you like it.

@jaycharpomp6522 Год назад

I'm not a fan of dirty, but I love a dirty Terroir Gin Martini. The gin taste like a pine wood forest and it goes very well together.

@jaydub2971 2 месяца назад

Pretentious preferred 3/1 Martini: Drumshanbo Irish Gin w/ California Citrus Cocchi Americano 1 dash Orange Bitters Cucumber slice

@TheEducatedBarfly 2 месяца назад

Not sure what you mean here that im pretentious and you prefer a 3:1 Martini or that you prefer 3:1 martinis and that’s pretentious

@jaydub2971 2 месяца назад

@@TheEducatedBarfly I'm never calling you pretentious, good sir. Only an apparently poor attempt at self-deprecating humor over being picky about a drink I rarely order

@slowbrew3074 Год назад

Love your channel i truly follow all your drink recipes but when it comes to coffee it’s only Black Rifle!!!!

@baddbitchtiana18 Год назад

Can you help me with a "wet martini " would it be more or less dry vermouth?

@TheEducatedBarfly Год назад

Wet is more vermouth a good example would be a 50/50 Martini

@andrewkirby7379 Год назад

Very interesting.

@kattkatt744 Год назад

Is the Sweet Martini not ordered in modern North American bars since it is left out of this lineup? I know it was in the historic Martinis lineup, but the 2:1 was in both and I feel a sweet Martini would be a natural to have in both lineups just like the 2:1.

@TheEducatedBarfly Год назад

I did another video on historic martinis and it’s in that video. Find it here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zoPm3jZCrnE.html

@jennifermiller4 4 месяца назад

So if I like my gin martini with a 2:1 ratio, do I say gin martini--wet? Also have you ever had a lemon peel and an olive in a gin martini?

@ethanschiff2583 Год назад

I have a question, why can't you just shake without ice to get the airyness and then stir with ice

@jordanblanc5142 Год назад

My favorite is a sapphire martini extra dry and a little dirty with blue cheese olives. I do a cap full of martini & rossi dry vermouth and about a bar spoon of olive brine. Vodka martinis are a no go for me. I need the botanicals of the gin or it feels too boring.

@andresmadrigalcr Год назад

I keep the gin in the freezer and the vermouth and olives in the fridge. No need to add ice, zero dilution.

@TheEducatedBarfly Год назад

There’s a bar in London called The Duke that does that. There’s a two drink maximum due to the strength of the Martinis

@andresmadrigalcr Год назад

@@TheEducatedBarfly Well, that is my limit too! I do it 2:1 and maybe will add 1 part of brine to make it dirty for the second one. BTW, over the past few months I fell in love with Broker's gin London Dry, veeery smooth. Highly recommended.

@harpoonmcfierce9697 Год назад

I never knew about keeping Dry Vermouth in the fridge, does that apply to any other booze?

@TheEducatedBarfly Год назад

mostly fortified wines.

@margefoyle6796 Год назад

All vermouth and also Aperol. Anything under about 22% alcohol.

@bensebaugh6017 Год назад

They have stoppers that evacuate oxygen, I use a lot of sherry, marsala, vermouth etc.. in cooking. You have to have a shelf that fits the bottle standing up is the only pain if you are used to just laying them down, but they work once per bottle then throw them away. I'm a home cook so I can't use enough of each to keep them really fresh although they would probably be ok laying down inside six months, also depends on how much air is in the bottle, some folks will move them down to smaller reusable bottles and label to reduce air contact. Any cream liquors go in the fridge for me as well, not booze but falernum, and fruity stuff like fashinola gets the chill because mold although you may hear different.

@alexg.2430 Год назад

Great video. Are there other bottles we should be storing refrigerated, e.g. sweet vermouth, some other liquers, etc?

@TheEducatedBarfly Год назад

anything that has a wine base so not only vermouth but some vermouth Amaro blends such as punt e mes and any wine based aperitif like Capaletti and Cocchi americano

@alexg.2430 Год назад

@@TheEducatedBarfly awesome, thanks for the reply!

@he_was_a_skater_dog Год назад

Could you preserve dry vermouth longer by keeping it in the freezer? Or would it actually make matters worse?

@saptarshic Год назад

It will freeze in the freezer since the alcohol percentage is quite low.

@alexandernordstrom1617 Год назад

Keep it in the fridge, but if you want to make it last longer, get a Vacu Vin or similar.

@he_was_a_skater_dog Год назад

@@saptarshic Thanks! I had no idea the alcohol was so little it would freeze.

@he_was_a_skater_dog Год назад

@@alexandernordstrom1617 That's a good idea, thanks! Since I'm not always drinking the same cocktails, most of my liquor end up sitting for long periods at my bar, so every little thing helps.

@bensebaugh6017 Год назад

@@he_was_a_skater_dog Look at repour tops, it's probably the most economical, I want to get something better but the price is kind of discouraging on the better options, at least for me.

@mipo1987 Год назад

and what about Vesper?

@thelogicalflamingo Год назад

wet? extra dry? vesper? i feel like a few really popular ones were missing.

@apricot__ Год назад

My preferred martini might be blasphemy but I like 2-1 Sweet vermoth only and served on ice with a grapefruit zest. Easy sippin and the dilution over time gives it some depth

@grantous67 Год назад

Sounds like your preferred martini is an artillery

@kuhnhan Год назад

It sounds good, but that's not a martini.

@BillHimmel Год назад

No reverse martini?

@gwendolynpenelope 8 месяцев назад

Why do you use orange bitters? It’s not part of traditional martini recipes right?

@TheEducatedBarfly 8 месяцев назад

Yes it is, usually

@billbrydon3725 Год назад

What do you mean when you say "a heftier gin"?

@sargecad3t Год назад

Probably one with a stronger flavor (likely more juniper forward) so that it isn't overpowered by the increased amount of vermouth

@Nickle314 Год назад

What no Vesper?

@jabradford32 4 месяца назад

Back when I used to drink, my drink of choice was a "Bombay Sapphire martini, on the rocks...and by 'martini', I mean a glass of cold gin".

@danf321 Год назад

If you keep your gin in the freeze(I know, heresy) and your Vermouth refrigerated, when the Martini is shaken (my preference), the dilution is minimal and more importantly, the Martini is as cold as possible. Stirred and served in a room temp glass is a failure.

@TheEducatedBarfly Год назад

No drink served up should ever be served in a room temp glass. The best way to incorporate a freezer in a martini is to batch it in a bottle and stick it in the freezer THAT will make it as cold as possible. In the videos I used to use I chilled glasses for people to see the color the cocktail is supposed to be but have since stopped doing it

@lisarobbinslauve3825 Год назад

My favorite is the Dirty martini..

@duseylicious 4 месяца назад

Why does “one dash of orange bitters” look like two, and two look like three? Is this some common technique I’m missing?

@whyulion1187 Год назад

Gotta give this guy credit for sticking to fundamentals and informative mixology, not descending into madness and gimmicks like someone else.👍 *cough HTD cough*

@Traylland2 Год назад

Glad to see someone else with this opinion. I have a hard time with Greg's "appeal to the commons" approach recently.

@saladsalad9991 11 месяцев назад

Favorite Martini is a twist on the French Martini… Chambord, vodka, cranberry juice substituted for pineapple juice. Tastes like an adult jolly rancher. Have tried it substituting the vodka for gin and that was good too

@seanpannebaker6404 Год назад

The rare first in!

@TheSpiritoftheCocktail Год назад

OUCH!!! 23 seconds late....

@seanpannebaker6404 Год назад

@@TheSpiritoftheCocktail I just got lucky. Took advantage of the rare Thursday off. LOL

@gregorykeller5710 Год назад

great video, checks out with what i thought i knew. but can anyone tell me why in the world i've ordered a gin martini twice in the last month and had to clarify that i didn't want it on the rocks? once was at a wedding reception, i'll give that guy a pass. but seems to me that chilled and neat is just the standard way to serve a martini. you shouldn't have to clarify 'not on the rocks.'

@bensebaugh6017 Год назад

Because places are hiring beer and shot bartenders that don't know what a simple gin and tonic is, they cut citrus twice a week, and think a can of grapefruit juice (still in the can) from last week is good to go? A lot of places just don't do cocktails really, or not right if they are off the menu of bottled mixes and flavored spirits. I can easily one up you, my wife ordered an old fashioned and the "cherry" was a fucking black olive, the orange wedge was in a state of decomposition where it was cut last week. When I fished the suspicious looking cherry out I didn't taste the drink but I'll bet it had a healthy splash of soda water along with the ice dilution. The server knew they had no idea what they were doing "back there" and just took it back like she expected it to happen. LoL Other than rotten oxidized fruit juices which are more common than you would think, it's the strangest thing I have ever been served and they are still open to this day making money off shitty freezer aisle food, bottled beer, and shots.

@LP-gs3xj Год назад

I’m 68 years old. Been drinking them for 45ish years. Best martini- one your best friend buys and pays for. :>) Do you subscribe to the number of olives superstition/tradition?