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Martini

Perfect Martini

Martini
Reference photo of a Perfect Martini

Reference photo. Build it by the recipe, not the photo.

Photo: Chris Corwin (berbercarpet) · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

The build

  • Gin/Vodka1½ shots2¼ oz
  • Dry Vermouth¼ shot⅜ oz
  • Sweet Vermouth¼ shot⅜ oz
  • Garnish: Lemon

Shots and ounces · 1 shot = 1½ oz = 4-second pourCounts

ALL OF THESE ARE STRAIGHT UP IN A MARTINI GLASS

How to remember it

Perfect means split the vermouth, dry and sweet side by side. Perfect drinks lose the olive and wear a lemon twist instead.

Drink family: French-Italian · Spirit + vermouth

Clear spirits (gin, vodka) usually take dry vermouth; brown spirits (whiskey, brandy) take sweet.

Same shape on your sheets: Martini, Dry Martini, Dirty Martini, Gibson

Memory tricks are written for this app; only the acronym is printed on the sheet. Drink families are Gary Regan's, from The Joy of Mixology.

Builds your own list to quiz yourself on.

Source: Martinis, Manhattans, Rob Roys sheet, row 6

| PERFECT MARTINI | GIN/VOD - 6 | DRY VER - 1 | SWT. VER - 1 | | | LEMON