Martini is one of the most popular vermouths. This famous Italian wine serves as the base or one of the ingredients of many cocktails. Each type of "Martini" has a unique taste and aroma. Vermouth goes well with lemon and orange. Consider the varieties of martinis and popular cocktails made from them.
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Martini Rosso is one of the first martini vermouths. It has a deep red color and has a fairly high strength. Rosso is the main ingredient in the popular Manhattan cocktail. Cocktail ingredients: 75 ml of bourbon, 25 ml of Rosso martini, 2 drops of Angostura. Mix the ingredients into a shaker. Shake it up. Garnish the cocktail with maraschino cherries or lemon zest.
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Martini Byanko is perhaps the most popular of the Martini varieties among women. Vermouth does not have the same strength as Rosso, but the bitter taste of wormwood combined with vanilla notes makes the wine truly unique. The most famous Bianco cocktail is the Vesper cocktail. Ingredients: 5 ml ExtraDry martini, 5 ml Bianco, 40 ml gin, 15 ml vodka, lemon wedge, half a teaspoon of lemon zest and ice. Mix drinks and pour into a glass with ice, add lemon zest and stir everything with a spoon. Decorate the glass with a lemon wedge.
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Martini Extra Dry - dry high quality vermouth. It got its special popularity "thanks to" the agent 007, since it is on the basis of this type of martini that James Bond's favorite drink - "Dry Martini" is prepared. Cocktail ingredients: 55 ml. gin, 15 ml. martini "Extra Dry", ice. Put ice in a shaker, pour gin and martini. Shake the shaker well and filter the cocktail into a martini glass. Garnish the cocktail with an olive.
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Martini Rose is a sweet delicate drink with a mild, slightly spicy taste and a transparent pink color. Along with other vermouths, this wine embodies luxury and style. With this kind of martini, the most popular cocktail is the Champagne Martini. Ingredients: 100 ml of chilled semi-dry champagne, 50 ml of Rose Martini, 10 ml of strawberry syrup. Put an ice cube in a tall glass, pour the syrup. Pour the martini on top, on top of the martini, carefully so that the drinks do not mix, pour the champagne.
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Martini Bitter is the strongest of the martini family - 25%. It is made from more herbs than other martinis, and this, combined with increased strength, gives vermouth a special bitterness and an original, rich bouquet. The same "Americano" - a cocktail based on the Bitter martini. Ingredients: 25 ml Rosso martini, 25 ml Bitter martini, 150 ml soda water. Fill the glass halfway with ice. Pour in all the ingredients and cover with lemon zest.
