Being served a cocktail in a sexy martini glass does something for the ego. I don’t know what it is, but have you ever noticed when you’re holding a martini glass how special and important you feel?
The glass not only has a seductive look, but the sexy cylinder almost has the appearance of an inverted flaring skirt. The glass by nature seems to create a festive mood ready made for fun.
Unlike other cocktail glasses, they seem to have a unique style that sets them apart. Their distinctive look makes them the most popular glasses on the internet.
The image of holding a fine martini drink seems to conjure up the same images of the most elite during the 40′s and 50′s when top Hollywood actors considered a fine martini glass as an essential part of their wardrobe.
Today, there are many cocktail recipes choose from starting with a simple olive to adding delicious tasting chocolate, cherries and citrus fruit of all kinds.
Many bars and restaurants today will coat the ice cubes in vermouth or use Vermouth Spritzers to coat the ice to save money. Now most recently gin has been replaced with vodka as the more popular choice and as the picky martini purists would call itthe “Bradford” or “Vodka Martini” as we all know it, was born.
Today, most establishments serve martinis with ice cubes coated in Vermouth Spritzer to save on the cost of replenishment. Vodka seems to be replacing the traditional gin as the choice of alcohol as more people are choosing to order vodka martinis.
The trick they say is to use the martini shaker. What is a martini shaker you ask? Well if you have to ask, you haven’t had a good shaking yet!
Martini shakers made of stainless steel; bartenders use them to vigorously mix the ingredients and ice into perfect blend of fine martini that is then strained and served in an ice-cold glass.
Shaken aficionados claim that like scotch, a little water creates a more smoother, rounded taste. They say that the shaking action of the martini shaker adds oxygen to the cocktail drink, which in turn sharpens the taste and distributes the vermouth more evenly.
The secret to a great martini cocktail is to prevent any warming of any kindand it must be served cold and in a chilled, sexy martini glass.
