How to Make the Perfect Martini, with Help from a World-Class Bartender
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Craft the best martini with our world-class bartender's tips. Perfect ratios, temperature, garnishes and the best gin martini recipe.
Ingredients
Instructions
Chill your glass first. Freezer if you have space, or ice with a splash of water (sparkling water is even better if it’s available). McCanta also chills his mixing glass at the same time.
Add fresh, large ice to the mixing glass. Pour 5 parts vodka to 1 part chilled dry vermouth. McCanta favours Noilly Prat Dry, a French vermouth known for its subtle, slightly sherry-like character.
Stir smoothly and deliberately for around 40 seconds. Not frantic. Not lazy. McCanta says consistency is what gives you control over dilution and texture.
Strain into your chilled glass. No ice chips, no cloudiness. That’s the McCanta way.
McCanta likes a lemon twist cut thin and shaped like smiling lips, clipped to the rim so it resembles the wings of a goose. Taste, then enjoy. Preferably with friends.
