Thought there was a thread on here about a year ago about favorite martini recipes. Seem to remember someone posted their favorite dirty martini recipe. Basically, it was just vodka, olive brine, and you wet the glass with a trace of vermouth. Anyone have a recipe like that they remember posting? Or have a great recipe for one? I've made them before, but haven't in over 6 months so I'm rusty.

Anyone?

I'm not a bartender, but I remember someone saying to chill the glass with ice and club soda while you're mixing the martini in the shaker/pourer. But I think your basic recipe above is pretty much it. And you could even leave out the vermouth.

I wish I had measurements for you but when I was bartending I would splash a tiny amount of vermouth in the shaker of ice and dump it out and then follow that up with about 2oz good vodka and then olive juice and shake. Garnish with a couple of large olives. The olive juice measurement was dependent on how dirty they wanted the martini.

Gin, ice and olive juice. Pour them into a chilled glass and drink while taking a look at the vermouth bottle.

If you insist on vermouth, add the ice to the shaker, add the vermouth over the ice, then dump it out, retaining only the vermouth on the ice. The add the gin and olive.

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Originally posted by cazio:
I wish I had measurements for you but when I was bartending I would splash a tiny amount of vermouth in the shaker of ice and dump it out and then follow that up with about 2oz good vodka and then olive juice and shake. Garnish with a couple of large olives. The olive juice measurement was dependent on how dirty they wanted the martini.

Thinking the ratio was about 2 parts vodka, 1 part olive brine. That sound about right?

And all you do with the vermouth (if you use any) is just put a splash in the glass, swirl it around, then dump it out.

I call this my "5 Olive Martini".
I start with Luksusowa Potato Vodka that I keep in the freezer. 2 Shots
1 shot Martini and Rossi vermouth.
1 shot Olive brine.
5 Queen Olives (the large ones).
1 "Rocks" glass from freezer.

Combine Vodka, Olive brine and Vermouth into shaker with ice. Shake until shaker becomes frosty. Pour into frozen rocks glass with 5 olives.

This is mine, YMMV.

A good friend swears by his version of a dirty Martini which includes a couple anchovie and blue cheese stuffed olives. Otherwise pretty much like Rolan's but with gin.

Martinis are made with Gin. There are drinks made with Vodka, but a Martini is not one of them!

I don't like mine that dry. I like 5:1 gin to vermouth. Use as much olive brine as you like. Chill the glass. Shake the drink over ice. Serve.

What’s a good gin to use?

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Originally posted by Green Highlander:
Gin, ice and olive juice. Pour them into a chilled glass and drink while taking a look at the vermouth bottle.

I believe the proper technique is to shine light through the vermouth bottle at such an angle that it strikes the gin in the glass. But be careful to only get a photon or two, any more and it’ll be ruined.

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Originally posted by Riley:
What’s a good gin to use?

Hendricks is my favorite Gin but for Martinis I still prefer Vodka.

For years I eschewed any vermouth in my Martinis. Then, I wish I recall who wrote it, an article about the fallacy opened my eyes and after sampling things I returned to adding a splash of vermouth. Yeah it does add to the overall mix and makes a difference.

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Originally posted by bald1:
A good friend swears by his version of a dirty Martini which includes a couple anchovie and blue cheese stuffed olives. Otherwise pretty much like Rolan's but with gin.

Jalapeno stiffed Olives.

For God's sake, it ain't a martini without vermouth.
I have sent back drinks in L.A. when I order a martini and give me cold vodka with an olive. Savages.

A Dirty Martini in my house is gin, a small amount of a good dry vermouth, an olive, 2 teaspoons of olive juice, and a dash of bitters. Shake and serve in a cold glass.

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Originally posted by architect:
Martinis are made with Gin. There are drinks made with Vodka, but a Martini is not one of them!

Troof!

well chilled glass full of gin pass a few olive's thru some vermouth then drop it in the gin! WALA perfect!!!

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Originally posted by JJexp:

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Originally posted by Green Highlander:
Gin, ice and olive juice. Pour them into a chilled glass and drink while taking a look at the vermouth bottle.

I believe the proper technique is to shine light through the vermouth bottle at such an angle that it strikes the gin in the glass. But be careful to only get a photon or two, any more and it’ll be ruined.

No no no.
You mix the gin and olive brine in ice while glancing at a map of Vermont.

Kettle One Vodka, a couple glugs of brine and at least 3 big olives. I used to explain the concept of vermouth to the ice cubes but now I just briefly envision a bottle of Noilly Prat before I get the Kettle out of the cabinet.