The Classic Martini: 4 Martinis You Should Be Able To Make

The Classic Martini: 4 Martinis You Should be Able to Make

There are certain skills that every man should learn at some point in their life: how to tie a tie, how to change a tire, how to perfectly grill a steak, and… how to make the perfect classic martini cocktail. Correction, how to make four classic martinis.

So, consider this your at-home classic martini school lessons. Here’s how to make four classic martinis: a dry vodka martini, a dirty vodka martini, a espresso martini, and a French martini.

Classic Dry Vodka Martini

The Classic Martini 4 Martinis You Should be Able to Make - Classic Dry Vodka Martini

Ingredients:

  • 1.50 oz Grey Goose l’Original Vodka
  • 0.25 oz dry vermouth
  • 1 dash orange bitters
  • Garnish: lemon peel

Method:

  • Start by adding ice to the martini glass to chill while mixing the cocktail – you want an ice cold martini glass for your ice cold martini.
  • Into a Mixing glass add all your liquids. Then add ice cubes 1 inch over the liquid. Stir gently (10 – 15 sec) adding more ice cubes when the liquid gets below ice level. This is a stirred not shaken martini.
  • Discard the ice from your chilled martini glass.
  • Strain and pour the cocktail mixture into your chilled martini glass and garnish with twist of a lemon peel.

Classic Dirty Vodka Martini

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Ingredients:

  • 2.5 oz Grey Goose l’Original Vodka
  • 0.5oz dry vermouth
  • 0.5oz olive brine
  • Garnish: olives

Method:

  • Start by adding ice to the martini glass to chill while mixing the cocktail.
  • Pit two olives and muddle with the olive brine in the base of a mixing glass.
  • Add vodka and vermouth, top with cubed ice and stir.
  • Discard the ice from your chilled martini glass.
  • Double strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with three olives on a pick. Want to make it extra dirty? Try some blue cheese stuffed olives.

Espresso Martini

The Classic Martini 4 Martinis You Should be Able to Make - Espresso Martini

Ingredients:

  • 0.75 oz Grey Goose l’Original
  • 0.25 oz Coffee liqueur
  • 1.00 oz Single origin espresso
  • 1 small pinch of fleur de sel
  • Garnish with 3 Coffee beans

Method:

  • Add ice to the martini glass to chill while mixing the cocktail.
  • Into a shaker tin add all your liquids. Add ice cubes to cover the liquid in the shaker.
  • Shake vigorously (5 – 7 sec) to make the cocktail homogenous.
  • Discard the ice in the chilled martini glass.
  • Finely strain the cocktail into the chilled martini glass.
  • Garnish with 3 coffee beans.

French Martini

The Classic Martini 4 Martinis You Should be Able to Make - French Martini

Ingredients:

  • 0.75 oz Grey Goose l’Original
  • 1.00 oz Fresh pineapple juice
  • 0.15 ml Premium raspberry liqueur
  • Garnish with 1 fresh Raspberry

Method:

  • Add ice to the martini glass to chill while mixing the cocktail.
  • Into a shaker tin add all your liquids. Add ice cubes to cover the shaker.
  • Shake vigorously (5 – 7 sec) to make the cocktail homogenous.
  • Discard the ice in the chilled martini glass.
  • Strain the cocktail into the chilled martini glass.
  • Garnish with the fresh raspberry.

Looking to learn how to make other classic cocktails? Check out how to make a Negroni here

Tags: Cocktails, Dirty Martini, Dry Martini, Espresso Martini, French martini, Martini, Topstory

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