The
martini is a
cocktailA cocktail is a style of mixed drink. Originally a mixture of distilled spirits, sugar, water, and bitters, the word has gradually come to mean almost any mixed drink containing alcohol....
made with
ginGin is a spirit flavoured primarily with juniper berries. Distilled gin is made by redistilling white grain spirit which has been flavoured with juniper berries. Compound gin is made by flavouring neutral grain spirit with juniper berries without redistilling.The most common style of gin,...
and
vermouthVermouth is a fortified wine, flavoured with aromatic herbs and spices such as cardamom, cinnamon, marjoram and chamomile. Some vermouth is sweetened; however, unsweetened, or dry, vermouth tends to be bitter...
. The drink is almost always garnished with an
oliveThe Olive is the fruit of the Olive tree and is a major component of the agriculture and gastronomy along the Mediterranean both in Europe and North Africa, as well as in the Middle East.-History:...
or, less commonly, a sliver of lemon peel. It is often described as being "crisp". Over the years, the martini has become one of the most well-known mixed alcoholic beverages.
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once called the martini "the only American invention as perfect as the
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", and
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called it "the elixir of quietude". It is the drink of the one-time "
three-martini lunchThe three-martini lunch is a term used in the United States to describe a leisurely, indulgent lunch enjoyed by businessmen or executives. It refers to a common belief that many businessmen have enough leisure time and wherewithal to consume more than one martini during the work day...
" of business executives.
The martini is one of six basic drinks listed in
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's classic,
The Fine Art of Mixing DrinksThe Fine Art of Mixing Drinks is a classic cocktail book by David A. Embury, first published in 1948. The book is noteworthy for its witty, highly opinionated and conversational tone, as well as its categorization of cocktails into two main types: aromatic and sour; its categorization of...
, along with many other favorite cocktails.
Preparation
While variations are many, a standard modern martini is an approximate four to one ratio, made by combining approximately two ounces (or 55ml) of
GinGin is a spirit flavoured primarily with juniper berries. Distilled gin is made by redistilling white grain spirit which has been flavoured with juniper berries. Compound gin is made by flavouring neutral grain spirit with juniper berries without redistilling.The most common style of gin,...
, and approximately half an ounce (or 15ml) of dry
vermouthVermouth is a fortified wine, flavoured with aromatic herbs and spices such as cardamom, cinnamon, marjoram and chamomile. Some vermouth is sweetened; however, unsweetened, or dry, vermouth tends to be bitter...
. Some prefer somewhat less vermouth—about a five or six to one proportion of gin to vermouth. Many bartending schools insist that a cocktail shaker tends to dull the taste of the
vermouthVermouth is a fortified wine, flavoured with aromatic herbs and spices such as cardamom, cinnamon, marjoram and chamomile. Some vermouth is sweetened; however, unsweetened, or dry, vermouth tends to be bitter...
, . However, it is relatively common to see a bartender mix a martini with a shaker due in part to the influence of popular cultural figures such as the fictional super-spy
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, who asked for his vodka martinis "shaken, not stirred" (such a martini is traditionally referred to as a "Bradford"), and super-sleuth Nick Charles (
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) in
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(1934), who instructed a bartender, "A dry Martini you always shake to waltz time." The ingredients are mixed then strained and served "straight up" (without ice) in a chilled
cocktail glassA cocktail glass is a stemmed glass, typically about 250 mL which has a cone-shaped bowl placed upon a stem above a flat base. It is mainly used to serve cocktails...
, and garnished with either a green
oliveThe Olive is the fruit of the Olive tree and is a major component of the agriculture and gastronomy along the Mediterranean both in Europe and North Africa, as well as in the Middle East.-History:...
or a twist of
lemonThe lemon is a small evergreen tree originally native to Asia, and is also the name of the tree's oval yellow fruit. The fruit is used for culinary and nonculinary purposes throughout the world – primarily for its juice, though the pulp and rind are also used, mainly in cooking and baking...
(a strip of the peel, usually squeezed or twisted to express volatile oils onto the surface of the drink).
While the standard martini may call for a four to one ratio of distilled spirits to vermouth, aficionados of the dry martini may reduce the proportion of vermouth drastically for a drier martini. Connoisseurs boast of sweetening the cocktail by merely coating the glass with vermouth. The legend holds that
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would get as close to the vermouth bottle as to "look at it from across the room." On the other hand, some experts strongly object to this practice, arguing that a cocktail with one predominant ingredient is no cocktail at all, and furthermore, that the term "dry" has nothing to do with the gin-to-vermouth ratio, but with the use of dry, white, French vermouth instead of sweet, red, Italian vermouth.
A more recent development that further offends martini purists is the use of "martini" (or the suffix "-tini") to refer to any beverage served in a
cocktail glassA cocktail glass is a stemmed glass, typically about 250 mL which has a cone-shaped bowl placed upon a stem above a flat base. It is mainly used to serve cocktails...
, such as the
appletiniThe appletini, also known as the apple martini, is a cocktail containing vodka and either apple juice, apple cider, or apple liqueur. Typically, the apple vodka is shaken or stirred with a sweet and sour mix and then strained into a cocktail glass....
, the chocolatini, or the pineapple martini.
Martini origins and mixology
Some say there is an American creation story that may or may not be based in fact. The story goes that during the days of the
California Gold RushThe California Gold Rush began on January 24, 1848, when gold was discovered by James Wilson Marshall at Sutter's Mill, in Coloma, California. News of the discovery soon spread, resulting in some 300,000 men, women, and children coming to California from the rest of the United States and...
, in 1849, a miner struck it rich and was returning to San Francisco. The miner, arriving in
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, the first large town he hit, wanted to celebrate. He walked into our leading bar and asked for Champagne, a beverage which was not available. However, the bartender told him (the miner) that he had something much better than Champagne and served a drink which the bartender said was a "Martinez Special". The miner liked the drink and ordered for the house. After he woke up, some time later, he proceeded on to San Francisco where he immediately went to a prominent bar and ordered a "Martinez Special". The bartender of course had never heard of the drink and asked the miner how it was made and where he had heard of the drink. The miner said that the drink was made with one part of very dry Sauterne wine and three parts of Gin, stir with ice and finish with an olive and was made in Martinez. The bartender tried the drink himself and liked it and of course had his friends drink it. Over a period of years the name Martinez became martini.
However, a more logically consistent theory comes from the use of
vermouthVermouth is a fortified wine, flavoured with aromatic herbs and spices such as cardamom, cinnamon, marjoram and chamomile. Some vermouth is sweetened; however, unsweetened, or dry, vermouth tends to be bitter...
in the martini cocktail.
Martini & RossiMartini & Rossi is an Italian multinational alcoholic beverage company primarily associated with the Martini brand of vermouth and also with sparkling wine . It also produces the French vermouth, Noilly Prat.-History:...
created
Martini Rosso dry vermouth in 1863. When the drink arrived in the US an innovative barkeep may have mixed some gin with the Martini brand vermouth and simply called the delicious drink a martini. The name and place of this legendary bartender have been lost to time, but the name similarities of Martini vermouth and the American martini cocktail cannot be dismissed as coincidence. Either way, the origin of the martini cocktail must have been in the US or the UK. A visitor to continental Europe who orders a martini will be disappointed when they receive a glass of vermouth on the rocks. In fact, continental Europeans are generally confused when watching
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movies. They assume the distinctiveness of the American martini lies in the beautiful glass that Agent-007 sips from. The absence of the martini cocktail in mainland Europe along with the presence of a Martini brand vermouth that derives its name from an Italian family suggests that the martini cocktail originated in the US after the Martini and Rossi vermouth was imported into America in the 19th century.
For absolute purists, the bottle of gin, the mixing glass, and the vermouth are all at room temperature prior to mixing. This is so a small quantity of cold water is diluted into the drink when the ingredients are stirred with ice. This infusion of water particularly brings out the floral notes of
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, gin's primary flavoring ingredient. The dilution of the cocktail also brightens the flavors, opens the nose, and allows more delicate notes to blossom on the palate. Unfortunately, many bartenders now store their gin and mixing glass in a freezer, which results in a blunter, more one-dimensional drink with an oily, soft texture. As far as frozen implements go, it is acceptable to cocktail purists to pour a martini into a frozen cocktail glass, as, by this point in the drink-making process, the dilution has already taken place.
W. Somerset Maugham declared that "martinis should always be stirred, not shaken, so that the molecules lie sensuously one on top of the other,"
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from the
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films ordered his "
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", a departure from the default and properly called a
Bradford. The concept of "bruising the gin" as a result of shaking a martini is an oft-debated topic. The term comes from an older argument over whether or not to bruise the mint in preparing a
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, and with gin refers to a certain bitterness developed by shaking. A shaken martini is different from stirred for a few reasons. The shaking action breaks up the ice and adds more water, slightly weakening the drink but also altering the taste. Some would say the shaken martini has a "more rounded" taste. Others, usually citing obscure scientific studies, say that shaking causes more of a certain class of molecules (aldehydes) to bond with oxygen, resulting in a "sharper" taste. Shaking also adds tiny air bubbles and ice particles, which can lead to a cloudy drink instead of a clear one. If the drink is used as an aperitif, to cleanse the mouth before eating, the tiny air bubbles restrict the gin (or vodka) from reaching all tastebuds. This is why purists would claim that a martini should always be stirred. Some martini devotees believe the vermouth is more evenly distributed by shaking, which can alter the flavor and texture of the beverage as well. Recent medical research has shown that shaken martinis have a slightly higher antioxidant level than those stirred, though the exact mechanism for this was not derived. In some places, a shaken martini is referred to as a "martini James Bond" or a "007"—Fleming actually named Bond's drink the "
VesperThe Vesper or Vesper Martini is a cocktail that was originally made of gin, vodka, and Kina Lillet .-Origin:...
", after the heroine of the first novel
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, though it is a specific recipe using gin, vodka, and
LilletLillet is a brand of French aperitif wine. It is a blend of 85% wine and citrus liqueurs made from a variety of oranges. Lillet is matured in oak casks and available in red and white versions...
.
Some references also cite a classic difference in the fundamental recipe of the drink. While the modern martini uses very little Vermouth in relation to Gin or Vodka - it is documented that pre-prohibition martinis were equal parts Gin and Vermouth. The abundance of "dry" Vermouth, and not the absence of vermouth, is said to be the origin of the drink's name.
Martini Types
Alexandra Martini,
Appetiser Martini,
Bloody Martini,
Blue Hawaii Mar,tini
Bombay Martini,
Caprice Martini,
Caribbean Martini,
Chocolate Martini,
Christmas Martini,
Citrus Martini,
Cloister Martin,
Dirty Martini,
Empire Martini,
Gibson Martini,
Gilded Cage Martini,
Gimlet Martini,
Gin and Sin Martini,
Ho Ho Martini,
Hot Stuff Martini,
Island Martini,
Jamaican Martini,
James Bond Martini,
London Martini,
Mexicana Martini,
Opal Martini,
Opera Martini,
Paisley Martini,
Palm Beach Martini,
Parisian Martini,
Peach Blossom Martini,
Perfecto Martini,
Seventh Heaven Martini,
Silver Bullet Martini,
Silver Streak Martini,
Sweet and Spicy Martini,
Martini variations
Flavored vodka martinis are rapidly becoming a trend among new drinkers. Unlike gin, vodka has a neutral flavor which allows it to easily mix with other flavors to make a wide variety of flavored martinis.
Instead of the typical cocktail olive, cocktail onion, or lemon twist, unique garnishes are being used in these new flavored martinis. These garnishes include marinated capers, fresh herbs, or olives stuffed with blue cheese, anchovies, or sun-dried tomatoes.
The Martinez (the original)
The Martinez is considered by many to be "the great grandfather of the Martini cocktail"
Dash of bitters;
2 dashes maraschino liqueur;
1 pony Old Tom gin;
1 wine glass vermouth;
1/4 slice lemon;
Mix all ingredients, except lemon, in a shaker with cracked ice, stir (not shake), then strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Note: Original recipe advised adding two dashes of "gum (sugar) syrup, if the guest prefers it very sweet."
Gibson
Although
Charles Dana GibsonCharles Dana Gibson was an American graphic artist, noted for his creation of the Gibson Girl, an iconic representation of the beautiful and independent American woman at the turn of the 20th Century.-Biography:...
is most likely responsible for the creation of the Gibson martini (where a
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serves as the garnish), the details are debated and several alternate stories exist. In one story, Gibson challenged Charley Connolly, the bartender of the Players Club in New York City, to improve upon the martini's recipe, so Connolly simply substituted an onion for the olive and named the drink after the patron. Other stories involve different Gibsons, such as an apocryphal American diplomat who served in Europe during
ProhibitionProhibition of alcohol, often referred to simply as prohibition, is a sumptuary law which prohibits alcohol. Typically, the manufacture, transportation, import, export, and sale of alcoholic beverages is restricted or illegal. The term can also apply to the periods in the histories of the countries...
. Although he was a teetotaller, he often had to attend receptions where cocktails were served. To avoid an awkward situation, Gibson would ask the staff to fill his martini glass with cold water and garnish it with a small onion so that he could pick it out among the gin drinks. A similar story postulates a savvy investment banker named Gibson, who would take his clients out for the proverbial three-martini business lunches. He purportedly had the bartender serve him cold water, permitting him to remain sober while his clients became intoxicated; the cocktail onion garnish served to distinguish his beverage from those of his clients.
Another version of the origin story, included in
The Good Man's Weakness by
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, states that the drink was created in San Francisco by Walter D. K. Gibson (1864-1938) at the
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around 1898 or 1900.
Dirty martini
Based on the notion that a cocktail with a fruit garnish can be improved with a bit of the juice of the garnish fruit, a "dirty" martini uses olive
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in place of, or alongside, vermouth. It is also generally garnished with three olives, which emphasize the extra olive essence. Additionally, the term "dusty" martini is a dirty martini that has only a fraction of the usual olive brine.
Smoky martini
Gin with a splash of
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, stirred and garnished with lemon peel. This is also referred to as a Silverbullet Martini.
Dirty Pickle
The substitution of olive brine in a dirty martini with pickle juice, often garnished with a mini
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or dill spear is called a "Dirty Pickle," "Pickletini" or "Dirty Pickle Martini".
Graham Greene
Named after and supposedly invented by the famous
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, this cocktail is a special in hotel bars in
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and
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. It is essentially a dry martini with a dash of crème de cassis.
In popular culture
Western culture has created a virtual mythology around the martini, in part because of the many legendary historical and fictional figures who favoured it, among them
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,
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, J. Robert Oppenheimer,
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,
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,
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, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and the fictional
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. The dry martini is also sometimes called a "silver bullet" because it "is clear, potent and never misses its mark". According to others, a "silver bullet" is simply gin on the rocks with no vermouth at all.
The martini has become a symbol for cocktails and nightlife in general; American bars often have on their signs a picture of a conical martini glass garnished with an olive. In
Martini, Straight Up: The Classic American Cocktail, Lowell Edmunds, a classics professor and doyen of martini lore, analyzes the cocktail's symbolic potency in considerable depth.
The martini appears frequently in books and movies in Anglo-American culture. The best-known fictional martini drinker is
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's
James BondJames Bond 007 is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. The character has also been used in the longest running and most financially successful English language film franchise to date, starting in 1962 with Dr...
, who is famous for his preferred drink, a vodka martini (a gin/vodka martini he called a "Vesper" in the original books), very dry, "
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" (see above). Next best-known fictional martini consumers are Captains
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,
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, and BJ Hunnicutt characters from the
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and
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who have their own still in their tent, "The Swamp", to meet their martini needs. The character Brian of
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is also known to have a fondness for martinis. The super-sleuth Nick Charles (played by
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) in
The Thin ManThe Thin Man is a detective novel by Dashiell Hammett. Although he never wrote a sequel, the book became the basis for a successful film series which also began in 1934 with The Thin Man and starred William Powell and Myrna Loy...
(1934) famously instructed a bartender: “You see, the important thing is the rhythm. You always have rhythm in your shaking. Now a Manhattan you shake to a foxtrot. A Bronx to a two-step time. A dry Martini you always shake to waltz time." It is also a drink often drunk by Lorelai Gilmore, in the hit TV show
Gilmore Girls. A dirty martini is the cocktail of choice for
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, in the hit TV show
Charmed.
See also
- List of cocktails
- List of martini variations
- Martini Shot
Martini Shot is a Hollywood term that describes the final shot set-up of the day. According to Dave Knox, author of the film industry slang guide Strike the Baby and Kill the Blonde, the Martini Shot was so named because "the next shot is out of a glass", referring to a post-wrap drink.Other named...
- a film industryThe film industry consists of the technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking: i.e. film production companies, film studios, cinematography, film production, screenwriting, pre-production, post production, film festivals, distribution; and actors, film directors and other film...
slangSlang is the use of highly informal words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker's dialect or language. It is often used as a way to say words that are not appropriate, and is not often found in the standard dictionary for the language...
term for the last shot of the day, because "the next shot is out of a glass".
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