Learn How To Make The Perfect Martini

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- Hi, I'm Julian from Evite and this
is the only cocktail series you'll ever need.
Welcome to Know Your Drink.
With every episode of this show
we're going to teach you to become
the cocktail connoisseur you were born to be.
Say goodbye to that same old six-pack of beer,
that rando wine with the fancy French name.
No, we're going to give you the history
and recipes behind classic cocktails.
So at your next party or get-together
you'll be a mixologist star.
Today we're at Big Bar in Los Feliz, California
and I'm joined by Cari.
- Hi guys.
- Today we're making, not just a classic cocktail
but the quintessential, the martini.
But what is a martini, and where did it come from?
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Some boozy historians argue that
the martini started in Italy in 1863.
A vermouth maker named Alessandro Martini
started branding his product under the name Martini.
With recipes vaguely similar to what we know
nowadays as the traditional martini.
There's another story that suggests
the martini actually started all the way
across the world in San Francisco, in the 1860s.
At the Occidental Hotel,
workers waiting for their ferry home
to the town of Martinez would indulge
in a drink called the Martinez.
People weren't really original back then.
Which was similar to a martini
but had dashes of maraschino.
Then there's the other story, this one not so far away.
A bartender at the Knickerbocker Hotel in New York City
was said to patent the potion in 1911.
And while it's debated where the drink originated,
no one can debate how popular it became.
When prohibition hit America the drink
went flying off the counters of speakeasies.
First, because it was strong,
and secondly, because it was cheap.
Manufacturing illegal gin was so affordable
and everyone was doing it, literally everyone.
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- So Cari tell me, what is a martini?
- Well a martini traditionally is a
stirred cocktail that is gin based
and it also has a little bit of dry vermouth
or a lot a bit of dry vermouth if you like that
or no dry vermouth if you like that as well.
Historically it started out with
a little bit of orange bitters
and it was a stirred, like kind of up cocktail.
It has evolved a lot over time though.
- And do you think people are now drinking
more of the traditional style martini?
- I think absolutely the shift has
gone back towards the traditional, historical martini.
- So what are the different ways you can order a martini?
- Alright, so there's like a whole long list.
If you want a vodka martini you should say vodka.
If you want gin, you say gin, or you say nothing
because typically they'll defer to gin.
And there's a dry martini, which means
you just want a little bit of vermouth in it.
There is a perfect martini which means
you want equal parts dry and sweet vermouth.
There's a sweet martini, where you just use sweet vermouth.
There's an extremely wet martini which means
you want a lot of vermouth in it.
And then there's a bone dry which means barely any vermouth.
Maybe just swish it around the glass
and toss it out. - Just straight booze.
- Yeah, exactly.
- So what do you recommend to someone
who's never ordered a martini before?
- Well the way that I would order it,
and this is my favorite, is I would say
I would like a martini two-to-one.
That means two parts of gin to one part dry vermouth
and I would like that served up
with a light twist and an olive in it as well.
- You were telling me before that you're a huge martini fan.
- Martini is my favorite.
- And so why is it, and what is like
the real art behind a martini?
- Well I think most people don't understand
what goes into the actual, like, making of a martini.
Like a very, very like well-made martini
should be perfectly chilled, also perfectly diluted
so that when you taste it, it's like winking at you
it's super refreshing and it can go down
as easy as water but you still get
the full flavor of the spirit that's used to make it.
Now, some people ask for their martini shaken.
The reason being for that, is if you shake it
a lot of water goes into the martini.
That's why James Bond always wanted his martini shaken.
Because he always has to be ready for action,
he can't be too drunk.
You know it's like he wants a lot of water.
- It's a great point, yeah, yeah.
- Stay hydrated ya know?
- So say you're throwing a party or get-together
with friends and family and you want
to make them a classic martini.
What would you recommend for them?
- The way that I would recommend
doing it at home is very simple.
Buy good dry vermouth, keep it in the fridge.
Vermouth has to be in the fridge always.
And then a really nice, dry, London dry style gin,
that will mix well with anything.
And just do two parts to one part,
gin to dry vermouth and then chill that well
and then just serve it with a twist.
Keep it simple.
I would always have olives on the side
just in case somebody prefers an olive.
But it's just like the standard to do with a lemon twist.
- Alright, so I'd like a martini stirred.
- Alright, well I'm gonna make you
my favorite martini specs.
- Perfect.
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Hopefully this inspires you to
try your hand at a martini next time.
If you have a question about a particular drink
or you'd like to know more about one
just let us know by leaving a comment below.
We'll tackle it in a future episode.
Thanks for watching.
Cheers Cari.
- Cheers.
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