Classic Gin Martini Recipe
For years I was strictly a vodka martini drinker, until my brother introduced me to Plymouth Gin. Supposedly, the New York Times cocktail guru swears by the brand. Here’s my brother’s recipe for a perfect gin martini. For optimal drinking conditions, have his wife fix it while you sit on the deck, basking in the warmth of a late-afternoon Santa Barbara sun, relaxing, preparing to watch a beautiful Pacific sunset… (hey, it happened once. Let me dream!) This classic version is one of the best martini recipes.
Classic Gin Martini Recipe
5 parts Plymouth Gin
1 part Martini and Rossi Extra-Dry Vermouth
Shake sharply with crushed ice
Strain into a martini glass
Serve with a blue-cheese stuffed olive
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Comment by tom
| February 24th, 2008
Not wanting to take the NY Times word for it, I did a gin tasting with my in-laws last night. We blind-tasted four gins: Beefeater, Plymouth, Bombay Sapphire, and Tanqueray.
Amazingly, Tony and I rated the gins EXACTLY the same:
4. Bombay Sapphire: blecch! This is the gin I’ve bought for years, but it’s cloying, pungent and tastes like someone drizzled perfume into the glass.
3. Tanqueray: oily (viscous) and citrus-y. OK, but a distant third.
2. Beefeater: not bad, somewhat salty/saline tasting, but do-able.
and the winner:
1. Plymouth: by far the smoothest. So much so, we drank the rest of the bottle the next night.
Comment by dadshouse
| April 19th, 2008
My local BevMo used to carry Plymouth, but just stopped. The local liquor/deli down the street carries it. It’s good stuff!
Comment by bob brixner
| August 2nd, 2008
I love gin. Good gin! I have tried nearly al of them. I used Saphire for a while. Then went to Plymouth (which is still caaried at BevMor – as of yesterday – 8.1.08).
Saw Potters gin in a 1.75 jug at my local Grocery Outlet.
Bought it to save me an extra trip to the liquor store.
And soooo glad I took a chance on it. It is delicious! Great
botanicals – nice balance. Dry – and the flavor stands up in over the rocks martinis.
Best of all: A 1.75 jug sells for $10.99. Compare that to a fifth of Plymouth, Junipero or Saphire! Oh yeah: I mostly drink martinis so the gin has to be good. And I prefer mine with a really good garlic or almond stuffed olive.
Perfect formula every time: Pour out 2-3 ounces of the gin.
Hold bottle up to the light. Slowly DRIBBLE (don’t pour) your choice of vermouth. Watch the vermouth snake its way half way down the bottle. Cap it. Shake bottle for 3 minutes. Put bottle in the freezer.
Skip ice. Pour the martini direct from the bottle. I think you’ll thank me… but xxxpensive gin distillers sure as hell won’t!! I have many converts! Try it.
Comment by Karen
| August 22nd, 2008
I couldn’t agree more with this exact recipe for the most delicious gin Martini. Plymouth gin is delightfully smooth and wonderfully fragrant.