A martini is gin and vermouth. That's it. No exceptions. And here is how you make one.
Putting a cosmopolitan in a conical glass does not make it into a "comsotini". It's still a cosmopolitan.
Putting a girl in a glass is probably impossible ... unless she's ... teeny.
Some people like vodka and vermouth in a conical glass. That's fine, too. But it's not a martini. OK, but what is it? Well, turns out that it is a Kangaroo! Vodka in a conical glass with no vermouth is ... a glass of vodka.
What would be in a drink called The Pedant ?
Amen! I’ve trained the servers in the places where I might have a drink: they’ve stopped asking me whether I want vodka or gin. The martini is *only* made with gin and vermouth, and in my opinion should be shaken. I like those tiny ice crystals.
yes. love the ice crystals. for me they’re the hardest part of making one at home – maybe i need to keep my gin in the freezer.
Naming a vodka drink a “martini” is not only wrong, it’s completely out of character with mixology. Put a splash of Galliano on a screwdriver, and it gets a whole new (awesome) name. Change the garnish on a martini from an olive to an onion, it gets a whole new name. Names that aren’t just variations on the original, but are completely unrelated.
So a phrase like “vodka martini” shows a complete failure of imagination.