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Bill in UT : 12/2/2022 2:37 pm
djm and I decided to try each other's martini preference this week. I usually have vodka, he likes Sapphire Blue gin, dry, dirty. I didn't have Sapphire, I used Tangeuray. First tried just a on the rocks, gin only, then added some vermouth, and finally added olive juice. I often will just have vodka on the rocks, with olives. I find that pretty mellow. I thought the gin had a stronger flavor, and more so with the vermouth added. I actually liked it better when I added the olive juice. I'll probably stick with vodka, but the gin was actually pretty good. oh, and I just make it in the glass and stir.
How do you like your martinis?
Hendricks Gin  
BillT : 12/2/2022 2:39 pm : link
With a twist. No vermouth. (Though I like a bit of vermouth with other gin martinis).
vodka, shaken  
bigbluehoya : 12/2/2022 2:40 pm : link
not too dry, very dirty. olives, but not bleu cheese olives - I like a lot of flavors, and I like bleu cheese, but i don't want any creaminess seeping into my cocktail.
typically I like Ketel  
bigbluehoya : 12/2/2022 2:41 pm : link
but a friend turned me on to Elit vodka. It is excellent.
A few years back, some work colleagues turned me on to Tito's  
GiantBlue : 12/2/2022 2:44 pm : link
I tried it and liked it....so I buy that.

But a dirty martini sounds perfect for a Friday afternoon!

Thank you for the thread! :-)
Belvedere vodka  
cjac : 12/2/2022 2:45 pm : link
dry and dirty, 3 olives, up (shaken not stirred)

better with blue cheese stuffed olives if available
Classic  
HomerJones45 : 12/2/2022 2:47 pm : link
Gin, some dry vermouth, shaken. Maybe exactly three olives.

No Sapphire for me, though. I like it but something in it makes me crazy.

And thanks for this thread, because I think it is almost time for one.
Good vodka,  
CRinCA : 12/2/2022 2:48 pm : link
Very dirty, extra olives. Repeat. Follow with full old-school Steakhouse meal.
Tanqueray is great for gin & tonic  
blueberry : 12/2/2022 2:50 pm : link
I prefer a smoother gin for Martinis - Hendricks, Tanqueray10, or Bombay Sapphire

Beefeater also makes a good Martini -
Tanqueray is very aromatic in comparison (a little too strong) - Vermouth also is better tolerated in a gin martini as opposed to vodka - so my preference is not dry.
Olives are my choice--
RE: Good vodka,  
Bill in UT : 12/2/2022 2:51 pm : link
In comment 15928963 CRinCA said:
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Very dirty, extra olives. Repeat. Follow with full old-school Steakhouse meal.


The thing about extra olives is that not only is it a drink, it's also an appetizer. And very low carb.
I prefer my martini...  
BamaBlue : 12/2/2022 2:52 pm : link
room temperature with Beef Eater's Gin, neat and dirty (green olive juice). For good measure, I wave the bottle of Vermouth over the glass... why ruin a good Gin?
RE: Good vodka,  
JonC : 12/2/2022 2:54 pm : link
In comment 15928963 CRinCA said:
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Very dirty, extra olives. Repeat. Follow with full old-school Steakhouse meal.


+1 and another +1 for blue cheese olives
Not fond of London gins  
Jim in Fairfax : 12/2/2022 3:01 pm : link
Too much juniper. Citadelle is my go to.
Dirty gin  
mattlawson : 12/2/2022 3:03 pm : link
But I’ll have em any way under the sun usually. Been off the sauce for 30 days
blue cheese olives are KEY  
djm : 12/2/2022 3:17 pm : link
I have yet to try the vodka version, but I hope to soon enough.

Not sure I need any vermouth, but when I asked for dry it worked fine. Just a hint of it. Gotta be dirty.
Hendricks or Botanist gin  
redbeard : 12/2/2022 3:25 pm : link
2 oz gin, 1/2 oz vermouth, 1 dash orange bitters, stirred, served up with a lemon twist

Aaaaaand I’m drinking now
My martini recipe  
JohnG in Albany : 12/2/2022 3:39 pm : link
Belvedere vodka on the rocks. *grin*
Bombay dry with Dolin vermouth stirred with a twist  
Victor in CT : 12/2/2022 3:51 pm : link
3/1 ratio.

I dont care for Sapphire or Tanquery. I find them to be overpowering
Ketel One with two olives  
Eliyah : 12/2/2022 4:14 pm : link
As my dad used to preach “just think of vermouth” while pouring the vodka or gin!
Aviation is my gin of choice  
TXRabbit : 12/2/2022 4:36 pm : link
Haven't had a Martini with it yet
I prefer gin, and lately I've used Plymouth  
sb from NYT Forum : 12/2/2022 4:36 pm : link
...it's an archetype gin, exactly what gin should be without a lot of bells and whistles. It's also affordable.
I had a bad experience  
pjcas18 : 12/2/2022 5:07 pm : link
on my friend's 16th birthday chugging straight gin.

It ruined Christmas for around a decade when the mere smell of a Christmas tree would make me dry heave.

So, vodka martinis it is for me.

For that reason I never got into gin martinis.

I can choke down a gin and tonic now, all these years later if I feel the need, but I never feel the need.


I love Gin Martini's dry with olives  
JerseyCityJoe : 12/2/2022 5:07 pm : link
I have to watch my step though when I drink those however. I can drink Whiskey and beer until the cows come home. If I drink too much Gin JerseyCityJoe can wind up in the slammer.
RE: I had a bad experience  
nochance : 12/2/2022 5:51 pm : link
In comment 15929094 pjcas18 said:
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on my friend's 16th birthday chugging straight gin.

It ruined Christmas for around a decade when the mere smell of a Christmas tree would make me dry heave.

So, vodka martinis it is for me.

For that reason I never got into gin martinis.

I can choke down a gin and tonic now, all these years later if I feel the need, but I never feel the need.




On my 21st birthday my friends lined up 21 shots of southern comfort. To this day the mere smell of it makes me quiver. This is over 40 years ago
interesting thread - I've never really gotten into martinis -  
Del Shofner : 12/2/2022 5:53 pm : link
we're more G&T (Tanqueray and Fever Tree) folks.

The dirty martinis sound interesting though. May have to try them out.
A Martini is gin!...  
BMac : 12/2/2022 6:02 pm : link
...A Vodka Martini is not gin!
how do you guys obtain your olive brine/juice?  
Del Shofner : 12/2/2022 6:04 pm : link
Do you make your own brine (I see recipes) or just use the juice from a jar of olives (which also seems to be acceptable)?
RE: I had a bad experience  
Jim in Fairfax : 12/2/2022 6:24 pm : link
In comment 15929094 pjcas18 said:
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on my friend's 16th birthday chugging straight gin.

It ruined Christmas for around a decade when the mere smell of a Christmas tree would make me dry heave.

So, vodka martinis it is for me.

For that reason I never got into gin martinis.

I can choke down a gin and tonic now, all these years later if I feel the need, but I never feel the need.


I suspect the chugging of liquor was a lot more responsible for your bad experience than the fact it was specifically gin. 🤷‍♀️
Beefeater  
flapjack : 12/2/2022 7:28 pm : link
Bone dry with a lemon twist. Drinking one now.

Drank 4 (young and dumb) after getting the offer for my first job in fashion in 1997. Windows on the World (gone) with my brother in law (who I no longer speak to) who worked for Lehman (gone) packaging subprimes (we all know how that turned out) in the Amex tower (also gone). I barfed in the back of a cab in the Holland Tunnel going back to my $350 a month apartment in Hoboken and my two roommates who hated each other. It’s actually one of my favorite memories.

RE: RE: I had a bad experience  
pjcas18 : 12/2/2022 7:29 pm : link
In comment 15929145 Jim in Fairfax said:
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In comment 15929094 pjcas18 said:


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on my friend's 16th birthday chugging straight gin.

It ruined Christmas for around a decade when the mere smell of a Christmas tree would make me dry heave.

So, vodka martinis it is for me.

For that reason I never got into gin martinis.

I can choke down a gin and tonic now, all these years later if I feel the need, but I never feel the need.




I suspect the chugging of liquor was a lot more responsible for your bad experience than the fact it was specifically gin. 🤷‍♀️



of course, but it was gin, so that is why for a long time after even smelling gin or something similar (christmas trees) caused a reaction.

Some people it's tequila some (like the poster above) it's southern comfort, some people it's scotch or bourbon or other, for me it was gin. Not the gins fault obviously, but that's what we had.

I do feel like I got the short end of the stick though my buddy whose birthday it was was chugging triple sec and a 3rd friend took a bottle of creme de menthe.

both would have been better except for the guy drinking the creme de menthe his tongue turned green and in that situation it was one of the funniest things we had ever seen. I almost puked from laughing so hard, before I actually puked from chugging most of a bottle of gin. I would have hated to have missed out on seeing that if I were the guy drinking the creme de menthe.

RE: Hendricks or Botanist gin  
Fox : 12/2/2022 8:02 pm : link
In comment 15928991 redbeard said:
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2 oz gin, 1/2 oz vermouth, 1 dash orange bitters, stirred, served up with a lemon twist

Aaaaaand I’m drinking now


I don’t see Botanist out in bars/restaurants often but was going to recommend on this thread. Very smooth. I like to keep it stocked at home.
hendrick's gin martini...  
only1eli : 12/2/2022 8:06 pm : link
no garnish.
RE: how do you guys obtain your olive brine/juice?  
Bill in UT : 12/2/2022 8:10 pm : link
In comment 15929134 Del Shofner said:
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Do you make your own brine (I see recipes) or just use the juice from a jar of olives (which also seems to be acceptable)?


I just save the liquid from my jar of olives
RE: Beefeater  
Bill in UT : 12/2/2022 8:11 pm : link
In comment 15929171 flapjack said:
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Bone dry with a lemon twist. Drinking one now.

Drank 4 (young and dumb) after getting the offer for my first job in fashion in 1997. Windows on the World (gone) with my brother in law (who I no longer speak to) who worked for Lehman (gone) packaging subprimes (we all know how that turned out) in the Amex tower (also gone). I barfed in the back of a cab in the Holland Tunnel going back to my $350 a month apartment in Hoboken and my two roommates who hated each other. It’s actually one of my favorite memories.


Great story :)
RE: RE: RE: I had a bad experience  
Bill in UT : 12/2/2022 8:15 pm : link
In comment 15929172 pjcas18 said:
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In comment 15929145 Jim in Fairfax said:


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In comment 15929094 pjcas18 said:


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on my friend's 16th birthday chugging straight gin.

It ruined Christmas for around a decade when the mere smell of a Christmas tree would make me dry heave.

So, vodka martinis it is for me.

For that reason I never got into gin martinis.

I can choke down a gin and tonic now, all these years later if I feel the need, but I never feel the need.




I suspect the chugging of liquor was a lot more responsible for your bad experience than the fact it was specifically gin. 🤷‍♀️




of course, but it was gin, so that is why for a long time after even smelling gin or something similar (christmas trees) caused a reaction.

Some people it's tequila some (like the poster above) it's southern comfort, some people it's scotch or bourbon or other, for me it was gin. Not the gins fault obviously, but that's what we had.

I do feel like I got the short end of the stick though my buddy whose birthday it was was chugging triple sec and a 3rd friend took a bottle of creme de menthe.

both would have been better except for the guy drinking the creme de menthe his tongue turned green and in that situation it was one of the funniest things we had ever seen. I almost puked from laughing so hard, before I actually puked from chugging most of a bottle of gin. I would have hated to have missed out on seeing that if I were the guy drinking the creme de menthe.


I used to drink blackberry brandy in college. That sweet stuff will kill you. But, I had my worst experience with cheap chianti I bought (a gallon bottle) my freshman year to drink after a U of Buffalo football game. I puked a couple of times, and woke up the next morning with a black tongue, scared as shit. I skipped classes and went to the infirmary. I persevered however, and still enjoy chianti.
RE: Beefeater  
bwitz : 12/2/2022 8:16 pm : link
In comment 15929171 flapjack said:
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Bone dry with a lemon twist. Drinking one now.

Drank 4 (young and dumb) after getting the offer for my first job in fashion in 1997. Windows on the World (gone) with my brother in law (who I no longer speak to) who worked for Lehman (gone) packaging subprimes (we all know how that turned out) in the Amex tower (also gone). I barfed in the back of a cab in the Holland Tunnel going back to my $350 a month apartment in Hoboken and my two roommates who hated each other. It’s actually one of my favorite memories.


I would see this movie.
RE: RE: RE: RE: I had a bad experience  
pjcas18 : 12/2/2022 8:23 pm : link
In comment 15929197 Bill in UT said:
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In comment 15929172 pjcas18 said:


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In comment 15929145 Jim in Fairfax said:


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In comment 15929094 pjcas18 said:


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on my friend's 16th birthday chugging straight gin.

It ruined Christmas for around a decade when the mere smell of a Christmas tree would make me dry heave.

So, vodka martinis it is for me.

For that reason I never got into gin martinis.

I can choke down a gin and tonic now, all these years later if I feel the need, but I never feel the need.




I suspect the chugging of liquor was a lot more responsible for your bad experience than the fact it was specifically gin. 🤷‍♀️




of course, but it was gin, so that is why for a long time after even smelling gin or something similar (christmas trees) caused a reaction.

Some people it's tequila some (like the poster above) it's southern comfort, some people it's scotch or bourbon or other, for me it was gin. Not the gins fault obviously, but that's what we had.

I do feel like I got the short end of the stick though my buddy whose birthday it was was chugging triple sec and a 3rd friend took a bottle of creme de menthe.

both would have been better except for the guy drinking the creme de menthe his tongue turned green and in that situation it was one of the funniest things we had ever seen. I almost puked from laughing so hard, before I actually puked from chugging most of a bottle of gin. I would have hated to have missed out on seeing that if I were the guy drinking the creme de menthe.




I used to drink blackberry brandy in college. That sweet stuff will kill you. But, I had my worst experience with cheap chianti I bought (a gallon bottle) my freshman year to drink after a U of Buffalo football game. I puked a couple of times, and woke up the next morning with a black tongue, scared as shit. I skipped classes and went to the infirmary. I persevered however, and still enjoy chianti.


I love blackberry brandy. Still drink it. My local dive bar growing up used to have a polish brand and we'd just order shots of polish. good times.
Bombay Sapphire is my go to  
A-Train : 12/2/2022 9:42 pm : link
Up with a 2-3 large green olives preferably on the side. A twist is nice too.
RE: Not fond of London gins  
BillKo : 12/2/2022 10:15 pm : link
In comment 15928977 Jim in Fairfax said:
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Too much juniper. Citadelle is my go to.


I'll second this.

I was searching for a gin at my local store and it was pointed out to me.

Beautiful bottle too.
Bombay Sapphire or Hendricks  
clatterbuck : 12/2/2022 11:34 pm : link
gin, a touch of vermouth, shaken, with olives, no juice. Straight up if cold enough, otherwise on the rocks.
RE: Beefeater  
Victor in CT : 12/3/2022 6:52 am : link
In comment 15929171 flapjack said:
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Bone dry with a lemon twist. Drinking one now.

Drank 4 (young and dumb) after getting the offer for my first job in fashion in 1997. Windows on the World (gone) with my brother in law (who I no longer speak to) who worked for Lehman (gone) packaging subprimes (we all know how that turned out) in the Amex tower (also gone). I barfed in the back of a cab in the Holland Tunnel going back to my $350 a month apartment in Hoboken and my two roommates who hated each other. It’s actually one of my favorite memories.


LOL. GReat story.

With a martini, always follow the breast rule: 1 is not enough, 3 is too many.
A very dry one  
TGATE GRLMST : 12/3/2022 10:18 am : link
My old man always said for a DRY one
Pass the shadow of an empty bottle of vermouth over the glass



yes -- I need a good vodka - I prefer Grey Goose  
gidiefor : Mod : 12/3/2022 2:28 pm : link
I take the dry vermouth, put a dash in the glass, and coat it, then dump it out. Then I put in the chilled vodka, having shaken it with ice, then the olives (agree with three). I suppose you could mix the vermouth and dirty water and coat the glass, haven't tried that.
RE: RE: I had a bad experience  
upnyg : 12/3/2022 6:36 pm : link
In comment 15929124 nochance said:
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In comment 15929094 pjcas18 said:


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on my friend's 16th birthday chugging straight gin.

It ruined Christmas for around a decade when the mere smell of a Christmas tree would make me dry heave.

So, vodka martinis it is for me.

For that reason I never got into gin martinis.

I can choke down a gin and tonic now, all these years later if I feel the need, but I never feel the need.






On my 21st birthday my friends lined up 21 shots of southern comfort. To this day the mere smell of it makes me quiver. This is over 40 years ago


goldschlager for me...never again!
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