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Shaker Martini
Prepare the Coldest Martini Possible, but Don't Freeze the Liquor
When you think about drink recipes, the martini immediately comes to mind. It is one of the more popular mixed bar drinks and is prepared from gin or vodka and vermouth. A green olive or a twist of lemon is then added as garnish. Most martini drink recipes instruct you to shake the drink instead of stirring it. These drink recipes also require you to add some ice because like other bar drinks, a martini is best served cold
To have the coldest possible martini, some people freeze their vodka or gin in the freezer before preparing some martini bar drinks. When they mix the frozen vodka with the other ingredients to prepare the martini, the resulting drink is indeed cold. However, this procedure causes two undesirable problems.
The first problem is related to dilution. Normally, when you add all the ingredients together with the ice and mix them, the ice will melt as they cool the drink. The additional water from the melted ice would then dilute the drink. If you freeze the vodka, however, it will have almost the same temperature as the ice. For this reason, only little ice will melt, and the resulting martini will not be diluted enough and will be far too strong.
Another problem if you freeze the vodka or gin is that the contents of the shaker will result in a messy tangle of ice. The vermouth will freeze and the ice cubes will stick together. This will clog the strainer. Because of this, your vermouth will remain in the shaker and none will go into your drink. Your martini will now only be frozen vodka without any vermouth.
To prepare the best martini, always start with the vodka or the gin at room temperature, and let the ice chill the liquor. That way, they will also dilute your drink as they melt. Your martini will then be cold and slightly diluted and balanced. That's the way martini bar drinks should be.
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Staff Christmas party secert santa gift suggestions?
I am honestly at a loss. The present in question has to be gender-neutral and under or around $20. From what I've gathered so far some people have been buying cheap wine, martini shakers, drinking games, etc. A list makes us look like a bunch of alcoholics, really.
So I'm looking for something a little different that isn't liquor or a gift card here. Good book suggestions? Games? Any help here would be greatly appreciated!
We do a White Elephant gift exchange at our Christmas party and wine is always popular. A bottle of tequila with shot glasses included causes minor pandemonium. I wouldn't fight the trend you've discovered in your fact finding mission and just get a bottle of wine. I would go to your local liquor store and ask them to show you bottles with a wine spectator score of 90 points or higher. You should be able to find a lot of choices around $20. Lottery tickets are popular too. Most states actually have $20 scratch-off tickets, some even holiday themed. Wine and gambling. 'Tis the season. If you still want to get a book: why not give a copy of "Wine For Dummies"?
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