Simplicity is key, but as with all things that matter, the devil is in the details. Shout out to Thomas for giving us the spritz angle and changing our lives. (Sausalito, Hello!)
Ingredients for two Martini’s:
- Potato Vodka. Grain vodka’s are too sharp.
- Dry Vermouth in a mister (no mister, no deal)
- Olives, intact with pits. Must be top shelf and fresh. If you use pimento olives you may as well be drinking well water from Sudan (not that there’s anything wrong with Sudan)
- Crushed Ice
- Regular Ice
- Frosted Martini Glasses….(another deal breaker if they aren’t frosted)
- Toothpicks
- Fill bottom half of martini shaker with regular ice cubes.
- Add 5 ounces Chopin to your shaker.
- Add 1/2 ounce olive brine, this is optional but is desirable for a vast majority of drinkers. If you do not use top shelf brine, don’t do this, EVER.
- Remove frosted Martini glasses from ice box.
- Spray the frozen glasses inside and out with light vermouth spray (it sticks to the frozen glass)
- Place two olives on each toothpick and set in each glass
- Shake the shaker 5-7 times, don’t over shake, you will water down the spirit.
- Add crushed ice to the shaker….dont shake…huge upside, it gives you shards…
- Pour into the two glasses over the olives
- Congratulate yourself on what a pompous ass you are for making such a perfect martini.
- Enjoy.
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