Martini: Calorie Content, Composition, Benefits And Harms

2024 Author: Brandon Turner | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 01:37

Martini is not the name of an alcoholic drink, as is commonly believed, but the brand under which vermouths are produced in Italy. Why is Martini Vermouth useful? Who shouldn't use it?

Martini (Martini) is the name of the trade mark under which alcoholic beverages belonging to the class of vermouth are produced. Vermouths of this brand are infused with herbs, and their strength, as a rule, does not exceed 18 vol.

Types of "Martini"

Martini is of the following types:

• Rose is a semi-dry pink sparkling Martini made from a mixture of red and white grapes.
• Bitter belongs to the class of bitters, it has a rich ruby color and a bittersweet taste. This type of "Martini" is made on the basis of alcohol.
• Extra Dry is often used as a base for various cocktails and has a lower sugar content and higher strength than the classic Rosso vermouth.
• The Fiero was first manufactured for the residents of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. This "Martini" has the taste and aroma of citrus fruits.
• D'Oro is a white "Martini" with a fruity taste and aromas of vanilla, honey and citrus.
• Rosato - Unlike Rosso, this pink Martini is less bitter and tastes with hints of clove and cinnamon. As a rule, this vermouth is made from a mixture of red and white wines.
• Bianco is a white Martini with a pleasant spicy aroma, mild taste and light bitterness.
• Rosso is a red vermouth with a pronounced herbal aroma and a bitter aftertaste. It also contains caramel.

There are other, less popular types of "Martini":

• sparkling vermouths Asti, Prosecco, Brut;
• specially designed for men - Spirito.

The composition of "Martini"

Martini consists of the following ingredients:

1. Dry wine made from special varieties of white, red or pink grapes. Previously, only white wine was used, but over time, red wine was used to make Martini, as well as a mixture of two different wines.
2. Many different herbs are used to make Martini. The herbal collection can contain up to 35 species of plants, among which they are most often used: mint, cinnamon, ginger, St. John's wort, coriander, immortelle, chamomile, cloves, yarrow.
3. When making "Martini" not only leaves and stems of plants are used, but also flowers and seeds. The characteristic bitterness of this alcoholic drink is given by wormwood, which is an indispensable ingredient.
4. To achieve the required strength, grape alcohol is added to Martini vermouths.
5. Sugar is also an important ingredient in vermouth.

Calorie content "Martini"

The calorie content of vermouth depends on the type of "Martini". For example, one of the most popular white vermouths Martini Bianco has a calorie content of about 145 kcal per 100 g of drink. There are varieties with a caloric content of 70 kcal.

How and with what to drink "Martini"

Most often, "Martini" is poured into a cone-shaped glass with a stem and an olive, strung on a skewer, is placed in it. An alternative to olives can also serve as a slice of lemon or orange. Sometimes "Martini" is diluted with orange or lemon juice.

Martini goes well with almost any appetizer and can be served with ice or frozen berries. Vermouth can also be used as an aperitif and as the main ingredient for various cocktails.

Useful properties of "Martini"

This drink on medicinal herbs will have a positive effect on health, if the therapeutic dose is not exceeded - 50 ml per day. Martini has the following beneficial properties:

1. Tones and strengthens the body, improves immunity. Vermouth is especially useful for the prevention and treatment of colds.
2. Helps with some cardiovascular diseases, such as angina pectoris and hypertension.
3. Improves appetite and digestion.

Harm and contraindications

Like any alcohol, Martini vermouth can be harmful to the body. This alcoholic drink has the following contraindications:

1. It is not recommended to use vermouth during pregnancy or lactation, as well as for people with serious diseases of the liver, kidneys, gastrointestinal tract, with some cardiovascular diseases. You should consult your doctor before using this alcoholic beverage for medicinal purposes or introducing it into your diet as an aperitif.
2. The herbal components that make up vermouth can cause a serious allergic reaction, so people prone to allergies or suffering from bronchial asthma are advised to refrain from using Martini.

Important! Excessive use of vermouth leads to disruption of the brain, and also harms other vital organs.

How to make Martini at home

To make homemade vermouth, you need the following ingredients:

• two liters of wine;
• 500 ml of vodka or grape alcohol;
• 300 g sugar;
• dry herb of wormwood - 2-3 g;
• dry herb yarrow - 3-4 g;
• dry herb of peppermint and chamomile - 2 g each;
• fennel, nutmeg and saffron - 1 g each;
• cinnamon - 2-3 g;
• lemon zest and cardamom - 2 g each

Cooking method:

1. Grind the cardamom with a rolling pin. If the cinnamon is in sticks, then it must also be chopped. Cut dry herbs with scissors.
2. Place the chopped herbs and spices in a glass jar, then pour in grape alcohol or vodka, mix well and close with a lid. The future Martini setting should be kept in a cool, dark place for about three weeks. From time to time, the jar needs to be shaken so that all the components are mixed.
3. After three weeks, the tincture must be filtered through cheesecloth folded in several layers, and the herbs must be squeezed out.
4. Pour the resulting filtered liquid into a jar, close the lid and leave for a couple of days in order for a precipitate to form.
5. Pour wine into an enamel bowl, add sugar and ready-made herbal setting. If necessary, you can add grape alcohol or vodka, however, it is worth remembering that the strength of vermouth should be 15-18%.
6. The resulting mixture must be heated to 60 degrees, stirring constantly. Then the future vermouth is cooled to room temperature.
7. The cooled blank for vermouth must be filtered, even if there is no sediment.
8. Pour the filtered mixture into bottles, close the lid tightly and insist in a cool dark place for at least two weeks, and ideally from a year. The longer the vermouth is infused, the richer its taste will be.

Folk recipes based on "Martini"

On the basis of vermouth, there are effective folk recipes for various diseases. Cold remedy recipe:

1. 100 ml of vermouth is heated to 50 degrees.
2. Two large leaves of aloe are ground in a blender.
3. Aloe and two tablespoons of honey are added to the heated vermouth.
4. The resulting mixture is mixed well.
5. Such a remedy is consumed one tablespoon half an hour before meals at the first sign of a cold.

Prescription for angina pectoris and high blood pressure:

1. Fresh, well-washed motherwort grass is crushed in a blender and then squeezed out.
2. Vermouth "Martini" is added to the received amount of motherwort juice in a 1: 1 ratio.
3. The resulting mixture is insisted for a little more than a day.
4. 25 drops of tincture are diluted with two tablespoons of water before use. This remedy must be taken twice a day.

Recipe for strengthening the body:

1. Grind 20 grams of fresh elecampane root in a blender.
2. Boil chopped elecampane in 100 ml of water.
3. The resulting elecampane broth is mixed with Martini vermouth in a ratio of 1: 3 - 300 ml of an alcoholic drink is taken per 100 ml of broth.
4. A mixture of elecampane and vermouth is insisted for two days.
5. As a strengthening agent, elecampane tincture should be consumed 50 ml twice a day.