Beverages

STANDARD GIN MARTINI

  • 6 ounces Freezer Bombay,Sapphire or Mercury Gin
  • 5 Drops Noilly Pratt Dry Vermouth
  • 2 small Twists of Lemon rind
  • 2 Picholine Olives

    • Fill a glass martini shaker about 3/4 full of cracked clean ice.

    Pour your gin into the shaker and let stand for sixty seconds. Count down from sixty to zero.

    Approach your shaker with caution, and lovingly apply the lid.

    Shake, shake, shake. About fifteen, vigorous, diagonal shakes should do the trick.

    Put that shaker down and get two well chilled martini glasses from the fridgeor freezer. Allow the shakerto rest for about another sixty seconds.

    Into each glass drop two drops of vermouth(the fifth drop is for good luck).

    Each glass gets a twist and an olive (the olive is optional--though we love em).

    Strain your very chilly gin into each glass.

    ENJOY!

    This recipe courtesy of the From My Kitchen Cookbook. 

    Contributed by Dave Teters of Quartzsite, AZ. 

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