Martini Mondays Recipe

Chill glass

Place two martini glasses in the freezer or fill with ice water while you prepare the drink to ensure they are cold.

Fill a mixing glass with 1 cup of ice. Measure and add 3 oz gin and 0.5 oz dry vermouth.

Stir with a bar spoon for 20–30 seconds (about 20–30 rotations) until properly chilled and slightly diluted. Avoid shaking to keep clarity and a silky texture.

Discard ice/water from the chilled glasses. Using a strainer, pour the mixed martini into the two chilled glasses, dividing evenly (about 1.75 oz each).

Express a lemon peel over each glass to release oils and wipe the rim, or drop in one green olive per glass. Serve immediately.

Chill two martini glasses in the freezer or fill with ice water while preparing.

Fill a mixing glass with 1 cup ice. Add 3 oz premium vodka and 0.5 oz dry vermouth.

Stir gently for 20–30 seconds until well chilled. For a slightly colder, more aerated drink, you may shake in a cocktail shaker for 10–12 seconds (this will add small ice shards and cloud the drink).

Strain into chilled glasses. Garnish each with a lemon twist or an olive/cocktail onion as preferred. Serve immediately.

Chill two martini glasses as above.

In a mixing glass filled with 1 cup ice, pour 3 oz gin or vodka, 0.25 oz dry vermouth, and 0.75 oz olive brine.

Stir 20–30 seconds until well chilled and slightly diluted. Stirring integrates the brine without over-aerating.

Strain into chilled glasses and garnish each with two green olives on a pick. Adjust olive brine to taste for future batches if you prefer more or less 'dirty' flavor.

Chill two martini glasses.

Fill a mixing glass with 1 cup ice. Add 3 oz gin (or vodka) and 0.5 oz dry vermouth.

Stir 20–30 seconds until chilled. Strain into the chilled glasses.

Garnish each with one cocktail onion. The Gibson is otherwise handled the same as a classic martini.

Chill one martini glass.

Fill a shaker with 0.5 cup ice. Add 3 oz gin, 1 oz vodka, and 0.5 oz Lillet Blanc (or dry vermouth).

Shake vigorously for 10–15 seconds until very cold and slightly diluted. The Vesper is traditionally shaken.

Double-strain into the chilled glass. Garnish with a lemon twist. Serve immediately.

Taste and adjust: martinis are highly personal. Increase or decrease vermouth or brine in small increments (0.25 oz) to dial in your preferred dryness or dirtiness.

If preparing multiple martinis for a group, maintain cold tools, use fresh ice, and batch spirits and vermouth in measured amounts; stir or shake each cocktail individually for best texture and clarity.

Always use quality spirits and freshly opened vermouth where possible (vermouth oxidizes). Store vermouth refrigerated and use within a few weeks for best flavor.