The traditional martini comes in a number of variations. A
perfect martini uses equal amounts of sweet and dry vermouth. A
dry martini contains more gin. Some recipes advocate the elimination of vermouth altogether; the playwright
Noël Coward is credited with the assertion that "a perfect Martini should be made by filling a glass with gin, then waving it in the general direction of Italy." Similarly, the
Churchill martini supposedly favored by
Winston Churchill uses no vermouth, and is prepared with gin straight from the freezer and a "glance" at a bottle of vermouth, or a "bow in the direction of France".
Luis Buñuel used the dry martini as part of his creative process, regularly using it to sustain "a reverie in a bar". He offers his own recipe, involving
Angostura bitters, in his memoir. A
wet martini contains more vermouth; a
50-50 martini uses equal amounts of gin and vermouth. An
upside-down or
reverse martini has more vermouth than gin. A
dirty martini contains a splash of olive brine or olive juice and is typically garnished with an olive. An
extra dirty martini typically contains twice the amount of olive brine or juice. A
direct martini or
naked martini is a regular martini, but prepared by storing the gin in a
freezer and then pouring the gin directly into the serving glass with the vermouth instead of stirring it with ice first. This method allows the drink to be served very cold but without the dilution that the traditional stirring method adds. This style of martini is mainly associated with and popularized by
Dukes Hotel Bar in
London. A martini may also be served on the rocks—that is, with the ingredients poured over ice cubes and served in an
old fashioned glass. A
Gibson is a standard dry martini garnished with
cocktail onions instead of olives. The Yale Cocktail is a 6:1 martini with equal parts vermouth and either
crème de violette or
Creme Yvette, which impart a blue color, and Angostura bitters.
Vodka martini A vodka martini is a
cocktail made with
vodka and
vermouth, a variation of a martini. A vodka martini is made by combining vodka,
dry vermouth and ice in a
cocktail shaker or mixing glass. The ingredients are chilled, either by stirring or shaking, then strained and served "
straight up" (without ice) in a chilled
cocktail glass. The drink may be
garnished with an
olive, a "twist" (a strip of
lemon peel squeezed or twisted),
capers, or
cocktail onions (with the onion garnish specifically yielding a vodka
Gibson).
Other meanings of the word A trend that started in the 1980s, was to use the term "martini" to refer to other mostly-hard-liquor cocktails such as
Manhattan,
Cosmopolitan, whose commonality with the original drink is the cocktail glass in which they are served. There is some debate as to whether or not these are true martinis. In a similar vein, there are "dessert martinis" that are not a drink, but are served in
martini glasses. Some newer drinks include the word "martini" or the suffix "-tini" in the name (e.g.,
appletini, peach martini, chocolate martini,
breakfast martini). These are so named because they are served in a cocktail glass. Generally containing vodka, they have little in common with the martini. A
porn star martini is a variation of a vodka martini. The vodka is vanilla
flavored, and is served with
passion fruit juice, accompanied by a
shot of
Prosecco.
Popular variations •
Bacon martini • Chocolate martini • Coconut cloud martini •
Espresso martini • China martini, which is actually a flavour variant of
Amaro •
French martini •
Saketini •
Vesper cocktail, also sometimes referenced as a Vesper martini
Nicotini A
nicotini is any
alcoholic drink which includes
nicotine as an ingredient. Its name is modeled after the word "martini" in the fashion of such drinks as the
appletini. It often exudes an
amber color. ==In popular culture==