As every bartender worth their salt will tell you, the ratio for the perfect dirty martini is 5:1:1—chilled gin: dry vermouth: olive brine. That gets poured over a few ice cubes (like 3 to 5 ...

I chewed the first olive with slow relish after emptying ... Is it the variations inherent between gin and vermouth — wet, dry, 50-50, martini on the rocks — and the range of flavors ...

I’m a martini purist (London dry gin and vermouth, stirred, twist or olives depending on the day’s disposition) but not an ideologue. I’m more interested in a conversation about details ...

Place gin and cocktail glass in freezer ... When ready to serve, remove glass from freezer and pour chilled Martini into glass. If garnishing with olives, serve them in a dish on the side.

The main ingredients for a martini is liquor, olives, and dry vermouth. The cocktail variations include dirty, dry, wet, or made with vodka. For the liquor, vodka or gin can be used to make the ...

The martini is a subjective drink and everyone has their preference: gin, vodka, both, dry, wet, dirty ... Garnish with the lemon twist or olive. If you are unsure what dilution you like, keep ...

Keeping with the same ratio of gin or vodka to dry vermouth, prepare a dirty martini by adding a splash of olive brine. Add ...

There's a lot going on here. It's got that familiar juniper taste up front, but then there's a push and pull between sweet, slightly salty and herbal. The lingering taste is a dry, spicy sweetness. It ...

Sippable and snackable, the perfect dirty martini is a simple ratio of 5:1:1—chilled gin: dry vermouth: olive brine. This mixture is then poured over a few ice cubes and stirred until a little ...

That citrus is my gin and tonic go-to (and yours, I imagine), but I don't know how that's gonna mix with olives, thyme, rosemary and basil. This is clearly a martini ... taste is a dry, spicy ...