Why People Are Fascinated With Martinis
Serving martinis to guests almost invariably turns your party into a hit. Doesn’t a good cocktail drink served in a stylish glass make you feel really good?
The glass not only has a seductive look, but the sexy cylinder almost has the appearance of an inverted flaring skirt. The glass by nature seems to create a festive mood ready made for fun.
These stylish glasses are in a unique category of themselves. Not only are they refined with a splash of elegance, but they are also the most popular glasses on the Internet.
Even advertisers realize the debonair look that accommodates a man or woman raising a celebratory toast as a way to get a particular ad message across. It is a common image seen in may magazines that feature stars and the super rich.
How would you like your martini served? Stirred or shaken? Traditionally the martini started as a gin and dry white vermouth mixture shaken or stirred together with ice, strained and then served “straight up”, without ice in a very chilled martini glass and the less vermouth, the drier the martini.
What is the best way to serve a martini? Some like it shaken and others prefer it stirred in a chilled glass. In the past, the drink was served as a mixture of gin and white vermouth.
Today, most establishments serve martinis with ice cubes coated in Vermouth Spritzer to save on the cost of replenishment. Vodka seems to be replacing the traditional gin as the choice of alcohol as more people are choosing to order vodka martinis.
One thing that has not changed is in the manner in which a martini it is served – in a chilled glass. The colder the glass, the better the drink seems to taste. Most bartenders will admit that one of the keys to making a great tasting martini is in using a shaker.
The martini shaker is a must-have tool to make the best martini cocktail. The martini shaker, usually made of stainless steel, is used to shake vigorously the liquid ingredients (gin or vodka and other ingredients) and ice together, strained and then poured into very chilled martini glasses.
Mixing the ingredients together in a shaker is a great way to blend the ingredients together. However, most bartenders will tell you that vigorously shaking the contents releases oxygen into the cocktail giving it a finer and smoother taste.
One of the most important things to remember is that when you serve a martini; never let the glass reach room temperature. Keep the glass ice cold and you will be the star at the party.
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