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Subject: Re: Definitely know your martini's and manhattan's.
From: Tobinn
Posted: Tue Apr 17. 2007, 20:57 UTC
Followup to: "Definitely know your martini's and manhattan's."  by Direct  (Tue Apr 17. 2007, 20:10 UTC)
> Hey, I would love to get your input guys on what you think 
> constitutes "Definitely knowing your martini's and manhattan's"
> 
> Which are your favorite recepies, which ones should I know, any 
> specific way of making them?
> 
> For me, I've been taught the perfect and the dry for both.. and that 
> they can be surved up or in the highball. And that you should always 
> put the UP glass in front of the customer and then pour the drink in 
> it- is this true with you?
> 
> 
> I'd also like to hear about your recepies of Old Fashioned. NEver 
> made one, but if I have to, i want to make sure I make it the best 
> they've tried.

I like my Manhattan's with 2.5 oz of whiskey (the type depends on what I feel 
like whether it's Jack Daniel's, Crown, a rye or a bourbon), 0.25 oz of 
Italian Vermouth (less with something sweet like JD and maybe a little more 
with something dryer like a rye) and three good dashes of A. bitters (I like 
bitters).  Stirred not shaken.  No garnish.  Served up in a chilled cocktail 
glass.

For a Martini I like 2.0 oz Gin, 0.5 oz of French Vermouth, two dashes of 
orange bitters and for garnish I like an almond stuffed cocktail olive, 
sometimes a lemon twist or, if I'm using Hendricks gin, a thin slice of 
cucumber.  Stirred not shaken. Served up in a chilled cocktail glass.

These are just the way I like Martini's and Manhattan's. There are plenty of 
other ways that other people like them.  A lot of people like their martini 
with vodka and almost no vermouth.  Others with gin and olive juice.  

For an old fashioned I either use JD or a bourbon but I say use what you like 
(although I don't think scotch or Irish Whiskey would do not that I've tried 
either).  Take one sugar cube, add three good dashes of A. Bitters (did I 
mention I like bitters) and a very little bit of water (just enough to help 
dissolve the sugar cube - you could sub out a half teaspoon of bar syrup if 
you like), fill with crushed ice and add 2.0 bourbon and stir - build in a 
rocks glass.  I like a garnish of an orange slice but a lot of people also 
like a cherry, too.


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