Martini Up
This is a drink that every bartender should know although many will not make well.
Martini up. If however the bottle of vodka itself was chilled and no ice is added it would be neat. The benefits are that your drink has been shaken or stirred with ice mr. That s why it is served short and rarely poured over 3 or 4 ounces. Shake up thoroughly and strain into a large cocktail glass.
Shake well until chilled and diluted and strain into a chilled martini glass. Serve up in a martini glass. This brings your drink in the traditional martini glass that makes it impossible to walk across the room without spilling. Garnish with a think lemon peel twist to add brightness and hint of aroma to the drink.
If the guest prefers it very sweet add two dashes of gum syrup. It is without a doubt one of the strongest drinks you can mix up. Likely the most famous cocktail of all time the martini is a simple combination of gin and vermouth accentuated by a dash of bitters and a lemon twist. Put a quarter of a slice of lemon in the glass and serve.
Garnish with the lemon twist. With the standard 80 proof gin the martini in this recipe s proportions weighs in around 31 percent abv 62 proof. The martini is by no means a light drink. If the vodka were diluted with ice it would technically be up.
Other bartending guides of the late 19th century contained recipes for numerous cocktails similar to the modern day martini. Asking for your martini up or straight up means asking for the gin or vodka to be chilled with ice usually by shaking or stirring and strained into the martini glass with no ice in the glass itself. Bond but strained before pouring so the drink doesn t become diluted. This offers the most balance since the alcohol is chilled but will not be diluted as the ice melts.
As mentioned straight also can refer to a pure pour of a shot of liquor. In a cocktail shaker measure and pour the vodka and add ice.