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Best Martini s

I am tired of seeing threads only about things I don't drink(sorry beer and scotch fans). I like Martini's and maybe others out there do also. I prefer mine with Bombay Saphire gin and Noilly Prat French Dry Vermouth. Start with a boston shaker 2/3 full of ice cubes, then add room temp. gin (I usually use 2 jiggers of gin but I have large glasses) and then add a quick mist of chilled vermouth after the gin is comfortable with the ice and proceed to shake the hell out of it. Then strain into a chilled cocktail glass(I prefer Riedel crystal) with NO garnish, I once heard a saying "garnish is a speed bump on the road to bliss". Any other martini fans out there? what do you prefer?
tireguy
jtinn
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Your martini sounds terrific. I would suggest a slightly different approach. Same exact steps except put the quick mist in the glass first, swirl it around to line the glass and pour it out. Then add your gin. Let me know what you think.

If you are ever in Austin, TX, they have the best "dirty martinis" I have ever had. I start with a "normal" martini and follow it up with a "dirty" one. They are terrific!
jeffloistarca
1,004 posts
 
Jtinn, I'm in Austin right now on biz. Yeah, the martinis are like most things in Texas; big, and pack a punch. Cheers! Jeff
jim
418 posts
 
Muso & Frank's. Hollywood, California. Hands down. Plus a mini-carafe on the side. Bartenders are classic -- none younger than 70 years old. These blokes know how to make a proper, non fu-fu, Martini.

Now, for Martini Italiano -- i.e. a Negroni -- go to Overstreets. A couple of bartenders there have a passion for the "old time" drinks. I've even been thanked for ordering Negroni's there -- they *like* to make them.

Lastly, good Negroni at, of all places, the Holiday Inn in Kyoto (in Japan Holiday Inn's aren't really Holiday Inn's, if you know what I mean). Sit on the rooftop "beer garden", watching the river and sip away. Ahhhhhh!

I'm going to go shake some up right now...
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