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Wet Gin Martini Cocktail Recipe – The Whisky Exchange

Wet Gin Martini – Bracing and crisp. The epitome of elegance and taste, the Martini is as stiff a drink as ever there was and should be approached with caution. Three of these and the floor won’t seem quite so stable History: There’s something of a mystique to the Martini which gives it an elevated status among its fellow cocktails and marks it as the choice of connoisseurs. But as cocktail historian David Wondrich rightly points out: ‘It is the soul of simplicity: a goodly amount of gin, a splash of vermouth, and a garnish – and that’s it.’ When the vodka revolution took off in the 1980s, anything fruity served in a Martini glass had the name Martini tacked on to it. But they’re not Martinis. A true Martini has its origins in several cocktails and certainly developed alongside the Manhattan. Originally made with Old Tom gin (a sweet style of gin) one of its forefathers is the Turf Club which called for 1:1 Old Tom to red vermouth, popular in the early 1880s. By the end of that decade, the Martinez had risen to prominence, made using bitters, maraschino, Old Tom gin and vermouth. The shift to the Martini happened for two reasons: firstly, consumers started to demand drier drinks and the sweetness of Old Tom became uncouth; and secondly, London and Plymouth dry gins found their way to market. It’s unclear by whom, or exactly when, the first true Dry Martini was mixed – that is to say a cocktail using Plymouth or London dry gin with French vermouth and using no syrup of any kind. However it did happen and by 1900, the Dry Martini had managed to eclipse all other versions. By the 1930s, the accepted 5:1 formula was being sipped in bars across the world, although during the 1980s, when the three-Martini lunch took hold, it became something closer to stirred-down cold gin. Thankfully, those times are gone. Some purists argue that vodka has no place in a Martini, but everyone should be able to enjoy their drinks how they like, hence the choice and spirit-to-vermouth ratio. Experiment until you find your ideal Martini.