The herbal vermouth martini is a popular ingredient in many cocktails. To mix such drinks, you don't need to have special bartender skills, just buy the right ingredients and glasses.
Cocktail classics
Perhaps due to the influence of cinema, the most popular martini cocktail is the "vodka martini". It was he who was destroyed in huge quantities by the super agent 007 in the films from the Bond series. To make this cocktail, you will need a part dry martini, four parts vodka, lemon, and ice. First you need to pour ice into a shaker, pour vodka into it, shake for about ten seconds, add martini and pour the mixture into a glass (there should not be ice in the glass), you can add literally a couple of drops of lemon juice and decorate the cocktail with olives on a toothpick.
Martini 50/50 is another popular cocktail. It consists of equal parts dry martini and gin. To prepare a drink, you need to fill the glass to a third of its height with ice, then add the alcohol components. For decoration, as in the previous case, you can use olives.
The exquisite Negroni cocktail was invented by an Italian aristocrat named Camillo Negroni. To make this drink, you will need thirty milliliters of gin and Martini Rosso (pink vermouth), one hundred sixty grams of ice, fifteen milliliters of Campari. First you need to fill the glass with ice, then pour in the gin, Campari and Martini Rosso, stir with a spoon without too much haste. It is customary to decorate such a cocktail with orange slices.
Interesting variations
A simple refreshing drink can be obtained by mixing a sprite with a pink martini. For one part of soda, you need to take two parts of alcohol. You can decorate such a cocktail with lemon slices or cucumber slices.
Glamorous sweet martini and champagne cocktail perfect for a bachelorette party. To make it, you will need semi-dry champagne, ice, strawberry syrup, and a pink martini. Ice is poured into the glass, then three parts of champagne, two parts of martini are poured. Lovers of sweets are advised to add one part of strawberry syrup, fans of more neutral tastes - to limit themselves to less. This cocktail is unmixed, traditionally decorated with mint leaves.
A rather strong and interesting cocktail can be obtained by mixing a martini with brandy or cognac. For one part of cognac or brandy, you need to take two parts of martini and four parts of tonic, add a little ice. These components can be mixed directly in the glass without the aid of a shaker.
Mixing a martini with your preferred juice is the traditional way of drinking this drink. Freshly squeezed sour juices - pineapple, orange, cherry, lemon, are best suited for these purposes. Juice and martini are mixed in equal proportions, a little ice is added to them. This excellent refreshing drink is popular at many parties.
