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Finally found 'my' martini
Just thought I'd share - I finally found 'my' martini today, after much experimentation. It is really just a classic martini...all this time I've been fooling around with olives - and I do love olives...but today I tried a martini 'with a twist' instead, and...wow. I'd assumed that the lemon twist wouldn't do much for the drink, but this drink is *amazing*.
The amounts aren't exact - I didn't feel like measuring.
(cut a longish strip of lemon peel. Set aside)
4 oz gin (bombay saphire)
1/2 oz vermouth (martini + rossi)
(Stir with a lot of ice for 30 seconds or so)
(serve into *cold* martini glass)
(squeeze the lemon peel lengthwise, outside down, over the glass. 'twist' into corkscrew shape, pull on it a bit, then compress back to corkscrew, and drop it in)
I know, I know, I shouldn't be gushing over what is really just a classic martini, but I've been drinking martini's with olives for sooo long...
My 'old' favorite martini was a dirty vodka martini:
vodka, vermouth, olive juice, and three olives.
Also yummy, if you like olives.
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