Martini Recipe
*You must be over 21 to try this recipe*
While our host, Simon Majumdar, knows there are many recipes to make a Martini, this is his.
This recipe makes 1 drink.
Ingredients
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3 Oz Gin (My current favorites are Ford’s, Beefeater 24 and Plymouth)
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1 Bottle Noilly Pratt Dry Vermouth
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20 Ice Cubes
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1 Lemon (washed)
Equipment
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I Martini Glass
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1 Cocktail Shaker
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1 Cocktail Mixing Spoon
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1 Vegetable Peeler
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1 Cocktail Strainer
Instructions
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Chill the cocktail glass, the gin and the vermouth. (I often keep them all in the freezer all the time.)
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Remove glass from the freezer.
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Add 10 ice cubes (or as many as will fit) to the Martini glass.
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Add 1 capful of Noilly Pratt to the glass.
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Add the remaining ice cubes in to the cocktail shaker.
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Add the gin into the cocktail shaker.
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Stir with the spoon for twenty rotations in one direction. (Note: As the drink is entirely made of alcoholic ingredients, you don’t need to shake it. A shaken Martini is actually called a Bradford.)
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Swirl the ice and Noilly Pratt in the glass and then discard.
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Strain the gin into the cocktail glass.
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Over the glass peel a strip of lemon and make sure to only get the zest and not the white pith. You should see lemon oil descending on the surface of the Martini.
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Squeeze the lemon zest to release oils.
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Rub the edges of the glass with the twist and then slide it into the liquid, if so desired.
