I am new to, well, alcohol in general. I love dirty vodka martinis and white
russians. Paying 6 to 8 bucks at the bar is a bit much for me (being a
college student and all) so I decided to make my life easier and buy a shaker,
jigger, Ketel One vodka, and cream along with some other supplies in hopes of
saving money and making my own drinks. I have read that you don't want to
over-shake a drink--you want to be quick but not too quick and make sure the
drink is frezing cold. My problem is I never know when enough is enough. How
long (on average) do you shake a drink? Does the particular drink effect the
amount of time you shake it or the number of shakes? Also, do you need to be
exact with your messurments...I see at bars tenders usually free pour the
drinks (I saw jiggers used at Chilis but their drinks sucked.)
Any advice will help.
My first dirty vodka martini turned out funny tasting...maybe I had too much
vermouth or too much vodka...Oh...that's the other question, how do you know
what the "standard" in making a drink is? For instance, I have seen say dirty
vodkas should include vermouth or dirty vodka martinis should not include
vermouth. I have also seen the amounts of vermouth, vodka, olive juice etc.
change. Which amount is correct?
Hoping I can make a decent drink some day,
Thanks guys and gals.
-mywytefeet