How Do You Like Your Martini? (2024)

FAQs

What is a famous martini quote? ›

I like to have a martini, two at the very most --After. three I'm under the table, After four, I'm under my. host." Dorothy Parker.

No matter how you like your martini, we surely agree that we want it ice cold. Some prefer their martini on the rocks, but I always opt to serve martinis up in a martini glass. That way, they don't get too watered down over time.

Once you have consumed two, you must move on to a soft drink, such as wine or a gin and tonic. The reasons for this are obvious and I try to adhere to this rule at home. The rule is defended most enduringly (and elegantly) at Duke's Bar in Central London, where years of experience … Continue reading.

Dry, Extra Dry, Bone Dry and Wet

Dry – Less vermouth, usually around half the amount you would usually put in your martinis. Extra Dry – No dry vermouth at all. Bone Dry – A rinse of dry vermouth for the glass. But none in the co*cktail. Wet – Means adding extra dry vermouth.

“They say a martini is like a woman's breast: one ain't enough and three is too many.”

It was decided that the line "shaken not stirred" sounded much better, however, and so was adopted for the film - thus creating a character with a good collection of sound bytes, but a slightly odd taste in drinks.

Jim Bob on X: "Anytime Anyplace Anywhere. Title origin – The advertising slogan for Martini https://t.co/5ajuqhV4hI #3030Something https://t.co/zdwXLht7G7" / X.

According to the famous advertising slogan from the 1980s, a Martini could be enjoyed “any time, any place, anywhere”.

Here are some of the most famous martini drinkers in history: Winston Churchill. Humphrey Bogart. James Bond.

What to say when ordering a martini? ›

Order your martini wet, dry, or extra dry.

These terms refer to the ratio of gin or vodka to vermouth. If you do not specify what you want, you will be served a martini with a standard ratio. A wet martini is a martini with extra vermouth. A dry martini refers to a martini with less vermouth in it.

As he tells InsideHook, there's a simple reason why the drink endures: “It's clear and uncomplicated. It packs a punch. It feels and looks sophisticated and elegant in the most dire of conditions.” That, maybe more than anything, explains the Martini getting back to the top of the co*cktail world.

A classic martini, or a wet martini, is when you prefer an equal ratio of gin and dry vermouth. A “perfect” martini on the other hand is made with equal parts dry and sweet vermouth and then mixed with vodka or gin.

Bone Dry. Almost no vermouth is used. “Bone dry” is a common way to specify just a whisper of vermouth. If you are in a bar, ordering an extra dry Martini amounts to the same thing.

And just like Fleming, James Bond prefers his co*cktails shaken and not stirred. A traditional martini is stirred rather than shaken, but Fleming's biographer Andrew Lycett said that the author preferred his martinis shaken because he believed it preserved the flavor of the drink.

But Blair's minions quickly scared her away after drinks went flying. This wasn't just any drink...it was a Nairtini (Nair hair remover in a glass).

If you want a martini with gin, just order a “martini”. Any bar worth its liquor license will make it with gin. But if you'd prefer vodka, make sure you specify a “vodka martini”. And don't listen to martini purists – there's absolutely nothing wrong with ordering a vodka-based martini, if that's what you prefer.

The martini is a co*cktail made with gin and vermouth, and garnished with an olive and/or a lemon twist. Over the years, the martini has become one of the best-known mixed alcoholic beverages.