?+¦?+¦?, Garnish with lemon or lime peel, or green olive.

?+¦?+¦?, Fill Martini glass with gin that has been kept in the freezer.

?+¦?+¦?, Swirl glass until the inside surface is coated with vermouth.

?+¦?+¦?, Remove glass and pour a tot of dry vermouth into the glass.

?+¦?+¦?, Rinse Martini glass and place in freezer for 10 minutes.

The Dry Martini I learnt to drink at the Pinstripe Club in London is made as follows: “It is Martini,” he exclaimed.Ī lukewarm tot of gin mixed with vermouth served in a tumbler with two ice cubes, as found in certain night-clubs, would also have James Bond shoving his Walther somewhere dark and dingy. When I asked the barman what he thought he was doing he pulled out the bottle of Martini Dry Vermouth and showed me the label with a self-satisfied gleaming smile. Vermouth mixed with soda was fobbed off as a dry Martini at an international hotel in the Waterfront recently. And seeing that Cape Town is making a play at being a modern global destination, I think Premier Helen Zille should appoint a commission to investigate the dearth of decent dry Martinis to be found in the Mother City. Videotalk Videotalk is a technique that distinguishes between two basic levels of experience: (a) facts, and (b) stories and experience (Hudson & O'Hanlon. Then there is, of course, the classic Martini, one of the world’s most well-known cocktails. Dry vermouth helps give an insipid Chardonnay or Chenin Blanc a bit of oemf, and no self-respecting sangria can be served without a dash. The sweeter vermouth variety, mixed with soda or neat on the rocks, has been helping modish Italians crash their scooters into ancient statues for generations. Cinzano and Martini are the main brands, but Noilly Prat has a certain salty tang I adore.

Juniper, cardamom, quinine, cinnamon, buchu and even dry garlic peel is added to the wine that will end up as vermouth. Aalborg Universitet, Matchmaking: Casemagasiner med samarbejdscases med. Named after wormwood, a trance-inducing herb which had been used by the Krauts in the 16 th century to flavour wine, this blend of wine, spirit and various botanicals is more versatile than the extended Kama Sutra. FLID Foreningen af Lystbådehavne i Danmark: Leverandørprofiler Aalborg Universitet: Jubilæumsfolder om innovation på AAU gennem universitetets første 40 år. Vermouth is actually a very interesting drop. Much more satisfying and refreshing than the acid-bomb Sauvignon Blanc Miss Tart Face was drinking, and with the vermouth’s 17% alcohol hit it was going to ensure I do get onto the dance floor for the band’s rendition of “Careless Whisper”. Only schoolgirls drink that common stuff.”Īfter politely telling the woman that her botox was leaking onto her boob job, I returned to my table and sipped my democratic drink of choice for a stifling hot day. She stared at me as if black widow spiders were crawling from my nose and I was carrying a copy of Huisgenoot magazine.

“Your drinking what?” I looked up and showed her the flat-green bottle.

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