Kamis, 08 Desember 2011

Experience The Worlds Longed For Cocktail, The Excellent Martini

By Jacob Watson


The famous author E.B. White called Martini "the elixir of quietude". This famous cocktail remains one of the world's favorite drinks ever since the time of its discovery by an American bartender named Martini in 1911. The basic ingredients added to a martini are gin and vermouth. They are mixed well in a cocktail mixer along with ice. The famous James bond verse "shaken, not stirred" was used to signify the proper mixing of Martini. Fresh olives are used for garnishing.

Grey goose dirty martini recipe is favored by European people for its lavish taste. One of the main items used in preparation of this recipe is grey goose premium vodka. Special French Wheat is grown and processed to prepare this vodka giving the euphoric taste which people savor. Grey goose dirty martini recipe is prepared by mixing 2 ounces of premium vodka and 3 ounces of gin in a cocktail shaker. 1/2 ounce of nicely dried vermouth and 1/2 ounce of olive brine should be added to the mixture and shaken well. If you want to make a quick and simple cocktail try the grey goose dirty martini recipe.

After shaking the mixture well, strain it and pour the mixture slowly into a decorative martini glass. Stuffed olives are usually used to garnish the martini. Martinis taste will be spoiled if the mixture is over shaken or not shaken enough. It takes good experience to mix the drink well and bring it to desired taste.

Bond Martini was made extremely famous by the Hollywood film character James bond. The author Ian Fleming, who created this character, gave a clear description for the Bond Martini Recipe in his book. James Bond is seen repeating his words in the film Casino Royale. Bond Martini recipe sounds like this in James Bonds own words "Three measures of Gordon's; one of vodka; half a measure of Kina Lillet. Shake it over ice, and add a thin slice of lemon peel."

James Bond will tell heroine Vesper "once you have tasted it, you won't drink anything else". This is actually used as a metaphor to the girl's charm. But Bond Martini has a mesmerizing effect on its drinkers. People who take this great drink once, start disliking other drinks automatically. Here is one simple Bond Martini Recipe. Mix equal proportions of vermouth and vodka with ice and shake it well. Take a chilled glass and rub its rims with lime juice. Dip the rims in powdered sugar and pour the cocktail into it. Garnish it with thin slices of lime to experience the ever famous bitter aftertaste.




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