Categories: Cocktail

Ingredients

• Martini:
• 2 ounces gin (or vodka)
• 1/2 ounce dry vermouth
• Classic Dry Martini:
• 2 ounces gin (or vodka)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dry vermouth
• Extra-Dry Martini:
• 2 ounces gin (or vodka)
• 1 teaspoon dry vermouth

Directions

1. Add ingredients to a cocktail shaker filled with ice; shake vigorously.

2. Strain into a chilled glass.

3. Garnish with olive.

4. **Cajun Martini: substitute jalapeno-infused vodka or gin for regular gin; garnish with a pickled tomato or okra, or a tiny whole red or green chile.

5. **Dirty Martini: add 1 to 2 teaspoons olive brine.

6. **Fino Martini: substitute 2 teaspoons fino sherry for the vermouth.

7. **Gibson: garnish with a cocktail onion.

8. **Paisley Martini: reduce vermouth to 1 1/2 teaspoon; add 1 teaspoon Scotch; garnish with lemon twist.

9. **Perfect Martini: use half sweet vermouth and half dry vermouth; garnish with orange slice.

10. **Rumtini: substitute light rum for gin; garnish with lime twist.

11. **Saketini: substitute sake for the vermouth; garnish with lemon twist or olive.

12. **Scotini: substitute Scotch for the vermouth; garnish with lemon twist.

13. **Sweet Martini: substitute sweet vermouth for the dry vermouth; garnish with orange slice.

14. **Tequini: substitute tequila for gin.

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