How to make a Dry Martini worthy of being called a James Bond cocktail with Gin, not Vodka. This is NOT the famous "shaken, not stirred," cocktail. The series, Cocktails and Pussy Galore, shows you how to drink like 007 using the Ian Fleming books (not the movies) as the source, which takes you beyond the typical James Bond Martini.
The Dry Martini is arguably the most famous cocktail in the world. It has become the archetypical cocktail. It's also the most contentious and misunderstood cocktails. It has mysterious origins and several variations and derivatives including, Medium Dry Martini, Dirty Martini, The Gibson ( http://youtu.be/P8IQVpP3Wno) and the Kangaroo Kicker (aka Vodka Martini).
In the books, James Bond drank gin that was made at a higher proof that it is typically today. 80 proof has become a standard across the board for Gin, Vodka, Whiskey, you name it. But in Bond's day, a lot of base spirits were higher proof, closer to 100. For that reason, even though Bond called for Gordon's Gin on more than one occasion, they changed their formula. So I usually use a London Dry Gin that is higher proof. Tanqueray is a good one and Beefeater is another. Beefeater is a brand Bond called for in another cocktail. Also, Bond used Martini & Rossi for his Dry Vermouth, as well as a now defunct, California brand of Vermouth called Cresta Blanca.
Movie Bond, with the incentives of product placement, helped usher in an era of Vodka as the crowned king of spirits. This made movie Bond extremely loyal to one signature cocktail and helped spur on a mythos that the Dry Martini (aka The Martini) was made with Vodka and that it was shaken. Luckily this is starting to change and people are beginning to recognize that a the drink is made with Gin and stirred. There are so many Gins available now and the craft cocktail enthusiasts have been evangelizing this point.
The "dryness" of Martinis have really gone off the rails in recent years. This seems to be a product of the popularity of Kangaroo Kickers (aka Vodka Martini). The mixture of Vodka and Dry Vermouth is usually better served with a higher ratio of Vodka to Vermouth. Since there was so much confusion between the Kangaroo and the Martini, the ratios were effected. The Dry Martini started off at a 2:1 ratio. So, 2 oz of Gin and 1 oz of Dry Vermouth. The typical ratio these days is somewhere in the 3:1 to 5:1 ratio. I like it at 4:1. If you make it too "dry", for instance if you just rinse the glass or only add a dash of vermouth, you're throwing off the balance of the recipe and you're more or less just drinking chilled Gin.
The ratio, formula and recipe that you enjoy the best, is the one you should use. I'm not going to stop you and neither is Bond. Cheers!
Recipe:
2 oz Gin
0.5 oz Dry Vermouth
dash Orange Bitters
twist Lemon
Stir ingredients with ice. Strain into chilled coupe glass. Garnish with Lemon Twist.
Bond Brands:
Beefeater Gin
Martini & Rossi Dry Vermouth
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Featured in This Episode:
Beefeater Gin
http://www.beefeatergin.com/dry/
Dolin Vermouth
http://www.dolin.fr/gb/index.html
Regans’ Orange Bitters No. 6
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Hendricks Gin
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Martini & Rossi Dry Vermouth (not exactly featured, but Bond's choice)
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