Veronica Marcano

Cocktails for Your Dinner Party I (Martini)

This article is the first in a series of articles that talk about cocktails in Dinner Parties. We will start with the most famous and undoubtedly the most glamorous of them all, the Martini. This drink can be mixed with Gin or Vodka and can be done in a number of ways which we will discuss next.

Becoming the Queen of the dinner party requires attention to detail. Serving cocktails before or after Dinner will certainly give you brownie points. It can be used as an ice breaker and get the party started. It could also be used as the perfect excuse to move away from the dinner table and into the drawing room or living room to continue the chat at a more comfortable environment.

I will be delivering a series of articles, each concentrating on a specific drink (Martini) or a category (Gin drinks with place names). I hope you enjoy them and get yourselves into mixing cocktails!

We have to start somewhere so I will start with the most famous of cocktail "The Martini". This drink saw invented in the USA some time during the second half of the 1800's. It is generally accepted that Jerry Thomas from San Francisco was it's creator. Though today this drink can be made with Vodka, it's most classic recipe will always be with Gin.

Before Vermouth was introduced in America The Martini used to be mixed with Orange Curaçao. It is said Jerry Thomas made it for a costumer on his way to Martinez California. For some Martini drinkers the amount of Vermouth poured should be as much as a dash, their formula is 1/8 of a measure of Vermouth with 3 measures of Gin. Then serve with a squeeze of a piece of lemon over the drink so the lemon oils float on the top.

Martini

1¾oz Gin or Vodka

¼oz Dry Vermount

Shake or Stir

1 Olive

Mix Gin or Vodka and Dry Vermouth in a shaker filled with ice. Serve on a cold martini glass without the ice. Decorate with an olive.

Sweet Martini

1½oz Gin or Vodka

¼oz Rosso Vermouth

Shake or stir

1 olive

Mix the Gin or Vodka with the Rosso Vermouth in a shaker. Serve and then add the olive.

Perfect Martini

1½oz Gin or Vodka

¼oz Dry Vermouth

¼oz Rosso Vermouth

Shake or Stir

1 Olive

Mix Gin or Vodka, Dry Vermouth and Rosso Vermouth in a shaker filled with ice. Serve on a cold martini glass without the ice. Decorate with an olive.

Dry Martini

2 oz Gino or Vodka

¼ oz Dry Vermouth

Shake or Stir

1 Olive

Mix Gin or Vodka and Vermouth in a shaker filled with ice. Serve on a cold martini glass without the ice. Decorate with an olive.

Dry Martini II

3 parts of Gin

1 part of Dry Martini

1 squeeze of lemon

1 Olive

Mix Gin and Dry Martini in a shaker filled with ice. Serve on a cold martini glass without the ice. Squeeze a few drops of lemon and decorate with an Olive and a lemon peel.

Apple & Melon Martini

1¼ oz Vodka

¾ oz Apple liqueur

½ oz Midori

½ oz Lime Pulco

Shake

1 slice of apple

Mix Vodka, Apple liqueur, Midori and Pulco Lime in a shaker filled with ice. Serve on a cold martini glass without the ice. Decorate with an olive.

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