"Martini" is one of the most popular alcoholic beverages in the world. Many for some reason believe that this is some kind of separate type of alcohol (like whiskey or rum, for example). In fact, this is just a brand of the famous Italian vermouth, named after the owners of the plant for its production - Luigi Rossi and Alessandro Martini. They produce several types of this drink, distinguished by the addition of certain plants and spices to their composition : coriander, millennium, chamomile, juniper, orange, mint, ginger and others. The basis is always the same - quality dry wine. They use this vermouth both in pure form and with various additives. Before talking about what to drink with "Martini", you need to understand its varieties. Among them are:
- "Martini Bianco" - a white vermouth with notes of vanilla and spice in the taste;
- "Martini Rosso" - the color of caramel pink, with a characteristic bitterness of taste;
- "Martini Rosato" - pink vermouth, contains various spices, is made on the basis of both white and red wine.
Many do not think about what to drink with "Martini", preferring to mix it with juice. By the way, this is a pretty good option for using vermouth. It is especially well combined with orange and pineapple, grapefruit, pomegranate and cherry juices. Of course, these should be fresh juices , not packaged drinks, slightly resembling natural freshly squeezed juice. The proportions are as follows: 2 parts of vermouth and 1 part of juice. Or in equal amounts with juice and ice.
What to drink with Martini Bianco? This is a classic kind of vermouth, so there are much more successful combinations with it than with other types of drink. Often, it is used by bartenders to prepare a variety of cocktails. In addition to vermouth, there is another alcohol (mixed with gin, vodka, rum, liquor) and sweet ingredients (juices, tonic, syrups), as well as coffee, cream, chocolate, lemon, ginger, fruit purees, etc.
And what better to drink "Martini" in its purest form? Undiluted vermouth is usually accented with olive, which is dipped directly onto a glass with a skewer. A slice of lemon is strung there. By the way, for Martini to better reveal its taste, you need to drink it not warm and not cold - the ideal temperature is 10-15 degrees. Before serving, you can add a couple of ice cubes to the glass.
In the youth environment, it is customary to mix vermouth with carbonated drinks - Coca-Cola or sprite, lemonades. Gin and tonic is also a fairly popular option. But strong alcohol (cognac, whiskey) is considered an unsuitable company for Martini.
We offer two interesting cocktail recipes with this vermouth. The first is called "Puppet". To prepare it, you need these components:
- 50 ml of Martini Bianco and Extra Dry;
- 10 ml of rum and banana liquor;
- 30 ml of orange juice;
- 5 ice cubes.
The second cocktail is “Explosion”. It consists of:
- "Martini Bianco" and vodka - 20 ml each;
- Irish Krima - 15 ml;
- grenadine - 10 ml.
And what to drink with "Martini" is considered a traditional, but very unusual option? You will be surprised, but this is onion juice. Several rings must be put on the bottom of the glass (or squeezed juice out of them) and pour vermouth. The drink should be infused for several minutes. The taste will be very interesting, it is worth a try.
There are fewer options for drinking red Martini. As a rule, this is vodka and gin, all kinds of juices. It is also drunk in its pure form with lemon slices.