Good Martini recipies!

[rabbidrabbit]

My wife and I have always been fans of good Martinis.  The ol liquer cabinet has a pretty full selection of vodkas since we don't do gin and I'm wondering if folks have some high end mix ideas for things like chocolate, lemon drop etc ....

Lets here em.. some folks must know thier stuff...>

[Jackal1]

Yep, forget the frills. Throw the vodka and some lime juice with ice in the shaker till cold. Strain into glass and throw it down slowly. Kamikazee!

[Ripsnort]

Originally posted by Jackal1
Yep, forget the frills. Throw the vodka and some lime juice with ice in the shaker till cold. Strain into glass and throw it down slowly. Kamikazee!

Don;t forget the splash of triplesec or better yet, orange-flavored brandy (Its a french brandy, forget, Cointreau?)

[Saintaw]

"Stirred, not shaken"

[narsus]

Mmmmm apple martini

[straffo]

Originally posted by Ripsnort
Don;t forget the splash of triplesec or better yet, orange-flavored brandy (Its a french brandy, forget, Cointreau?)

Right ,made in near Angers hometown.

http://www.cointreau.com/

notice that on this site there is no french version

[rabbidrabbit]

OK, there has got to be some good bartenders here...  toss me some advice/ mixes..>  I still need to figure out a good chocolate martini and a few other options to offer guests...

[rpm]

There are 2 ways I know to make good chocolate martini's. You can use Kremyovskya Chocolate Vodka or you can mix vodka and Creme de Caco. Using either will give you a perfectly clear chocolate martini. Using Godiva or other colored cocolate liqueurs will only give you a murky, nasty looking drink.

There is the ever popular "Dirty Martini", vodka and olive juice. You can also make a variety of flavored martini's using popular liqueurs such as cinnamon, berry, orange, peach, ect. Using liqueurs is easy and makes colorful drinks.

[Dune]

Originally posted by Jackal1
Yep, forget the frills. Throw the vodka and some lime juice with ice in the shaker till cold. Strain into glass and throw it down slowly. Kamikazee!

Isn't that a gimlet?

Cocktails come in many forms.  And the ones you orders can say much more about you than you want them too.  I had a girlfriend once who used to laugh about the guy who ordered a mudslide on their first and only date.

Dune's cocktails of choice:

Mixed:
Bloody Mary - Good vodka, Clamato, horseraddish, salt, pepper, tobasco and garlic salt.

7 & 7

Bombay gin and tonic

Gimlet with Chopin vodka and lime juice

Crown and coke

Straight:
Goosling's Black seal rum

Appleton Estate Rum

Mount Gay Rum

Patron' Anejo

Herradura Anejo

Blanton's

Booker's

Maker's Mark

[rabbidrabbit]

Originally posted by rpm371
There are 2 ways I know to make good chocolate martini's. You can use Kremyovskya Chocolate Vodka or you can mix vodka and Creme de Caco. Using either will give you a perfectly clear chocolate martini. Using Godiva or other colored cocolate liqueurs will only give you a murky, nasty looking drink.

There is the ever popular "Dirty Martini", vodka and olive juice. You can also make a variety of flavored martini's using popular liqueurs such as cinnamon, berry, orange, peach, ect. Using liqueurs is easy and makes colorful drinks.

Ya, my first chocolate one was godiva and it was muddy and not quite "right"..   Thanks for the pointer...  I'll try the mix

[Jackal1]

Originally posted by Dune
Isn't that a gimlet?

  Here it is a Kamakazee.  It is to be put down to the point of "bullet proof" which is your first affirmation that you are well on your way to the ultimate goal of reaching "invisible".
  Apple , triplsec, chocolate? Ewwwwwww......... you planning on wearing this stuff for perfume to the prom or you looking for something to wind your clock? Remember .... them taters gave their life to make this paint remover. It`s to be consumed not put in a friggin museum.
 

[thrila]

The first recorded recipe for a dry martini required Plymouth Gin.

How's that for a history lesson.

[Preon1]

Dirty Little Secret:

1.5 oz Vodka
1.5 oz Godiva Liqueur
stir (do not shake) on ice and strain into a martini glass
garnish with a Hershey Kiss


Great party drink.  It's amazing how much alcohol that piece of chocolate will absorb by the time you eat it (surprisingly good buzz)

[rpm]

Originally posted by Jackal1
Here it is a Kamakazee.  It is to be put down to the point of "bullet proof" which is your first affirmation that you are well on your way to the ultimate goal of reaching "invisible".
  Apple , triplsec, chocolate? Ewwwwwww......... you planning on wearing this stuff for perfume to the prom or you looking for something to wind your clock? Remember .... them taters gave their life to make this paint remover. It`s to be consumed not put in a friggin museum.
 

It's not always about sitting in a room alone getting smashed Jackal. Learn some social skills and you'll find women desire these things. Knowing how to make "girly drinks" is a skill every hetro male should know by heart.

BTW...most vodka's are made from grain, usually wheat. If you can find it Monopolowa is a great inexpensive potato vodka.

[Jackal1]

Originally posted by rpm371
It's not always about sitting in a room alone getting smashed Jackal. Learn some social skills and you'll find women desire these things. Knowing how to make "girly drinks" is a skill every hetro male should know by heart.

BTW...most vodka's are made from grain, usually wheat. If you can find it Monopolowa is a great inexpensive potato vodka.

  LOL Women can make their own "girly drinks" bud.
  If you were to offer a woman one of them frilly l`il gems as described above around here you would get laughed out of the county. Women around here prefer an actual drink like Cuervo straight up, 151 Bacardi and Coke, Jack shooters or Jack and C, something in that line.
  They also prefer men that have other skills, if you get my drift, rather than devoting their time to making doilies.