Martini virgin

[Lonestar]

I've never had one and am looking for suggestions on what type to start off with so I'm not initially disgusted.

[Joey]

I hope you have a taste for gin, because if you don't, it isn't going to go well for you. I suppose you could have it with vodka, but my snobbishness prohibits that from being seen as a true martini . Anyway, really the only thing that goes into a martini is gin and dry vermouth. What I like to do is pour a small amount of vermouth in the martini glass, swish it around, then dump it in the sink (you DO NOT want a lot of vermouth in there), then pour the gin in a shaker full of ice, shake it (obviously), then pour in glass. You can garnish with olives, a twist, onion, whatever. There are other ways to make it, but this is my preference. For instance, there's a dirty martini. For that, basically do the above, and add olive juice to the equation. Or you could stir it instead of shake it. I suggest starting out with either Tanqueray, or Bombay Sapphire gin.

[Jack Daniels]

Originally Posted by JoeyZeppelin

I hope you have a taste for gin, because if you don't, it isn't going to go well for you. I suppose you could have it with vodka, but my snobbishness prohibits that from being seen as a true martini . Anyway, really the only thing that goes into a martini is gin and dry vermouth. What I like to do is pour a small amount of vermouth in the martini glass, swish it around, then dump it in the sink (you DO NOT want a lot of vermouth in there), then pour the gin in a shaker full of ice, shake it (obviously), then pour in glass. You can garnish with olives, a twist, onion, whatever. There are other ways to make it, but this is my preference. For instance, there's a dirty martini. For that, basically do the above, and add olive juice to the equation. Or you could stir it instead of shake it. I suggest starting out with either Tanqueray, or Bombay Sapphire gin.

I concur. I like my martinis very dry and shaken. I use a vermouth sprayer and I like to chill my glass in the freezer or with ice first.

[Joey]

Originally Posted by Jack Daniels

I like to chill my glass in the freezer or with ice first.

I thought about doing the glass in the freezer thing, but im too paranoid about the glass breaking.

[liquidblues]

There are some pretty good "crossover" gins to work your way up to a real one. DH Krahn and Tanqueray 10 are both good ones, they have a bit of the gin taste but the crispness of a vodka.

Then you'll be ready for the big ones, like Bluecoat or Bulldog.

[George Jung]

Gin and Vodka mixes are good, as well.

Supposedly, you're supposed to stir gin martinis and shake vodka martinis. The gin bruises or some s***.

[Joey]

Originally Posted by George Jung

Supposedly, you're supposed to stir gin martinis and shake vodka martinis. The gin bruises or some s***.

I've tried both methods with my gin martini's. I don't really notice any difference. Other than you generally get a little more dillusion in your drink with the shaking method.