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BEVERAGE, Cocktails
Martini Cocktail o Dry Martini, I.B.A.
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       A pre dinner cocktail. It has a strong, acidic taste and an alcohol content of 29.8%.

If the origins of the Dry Martini are not clear, its popularity among customers of the trendiest bars is. Reaching number three on the Drinks International list, this gin-based classic has just two §vermouth, while for the preparation there are those who use the mixing glass and serve it "stirred", those who prefer it shaken and those who prepare it directly in the glass (Direct Martini) . Even on the decoration there are different schools of thought: a lemon peel to give freshness and citrus scents, or the classic olive to dip directly into the most famous cup in the history of mixology. 

Ingredients

60 ml Gin

10 ml Dry Vermouth

How to prepare. Stir & Strain technique

Pour all ingredients into mixing glass with ice cubes. Stir well. Strain into chilled martini cocktail glass. Squeeze oil from lemon peel onto the drink, or garnish with green olives if requested.

-fill the cup with ice. 

- fill the mixing glass (the glass for preparing cocktails) with ice.

 - pour in the vermouth and then the gin and mix with a bar spoon. 

- remove the ice from the cup.

 - pour the drink by filtering it with the strainer (the sieve for cocktails). 

- squeeze the lemon zest on the cocktail. 

- accompanied with olives

Glass:  coppa Martini. A glass with an inverted conical shape, often also used for Daiquiri, Margarita, Manhattan

Important:DO NOT use the shaker, the ice would lengthen the cocktail, lowering the alcohol content and changing the flavor

Dishes: pasta, fish, smoked dishes

Variants:

Starting from the basic Martini recipe, you can vary the doses of gin to find the degree of sweetness that satisfies you best. By increasing the doses, for example, you will obtain an Extra Dry Martini. A very dry version is that of the Hemingway Martini, which takes its name from the famous American writer, made with 9 parts of gin. The Sweet Martini, however, is a sweeter version, prepared with gin and red vermouth and served with a maraschino cherry