Skyfall Martini
In honor of the release of the 23rd James Bond film, I present the ultimate martini...though I still prefer my gin stirred, not shaken. Photo by Lynne Calamia
ACTIVE TIME: 5 minutes
TOTAL TIME: 5 minutes
Yield: 1 martini
Software
- 2 cups crushed ice
- 1/2 fluid ounces vermouth
- 2 1/2 fluid ounces gin
- 1 olive
Procedure
- Fill a martini glass with some crushed ice and set aside.
- Set one cup of crushed ice into a cocktail shaker. Pour in a 1/2 oz. of vermouth and swirl it around, making as much contact as possible with the ice. Using a strainer, pour the vermouth out.
- Add 2 1/2 oz. of gin and stir well to combine.
- Remove the ice from the chilled glass and add 1 olive.
- Using the strainer, pour the gin into the serving glass.