With what and how to drink martini?

Thanks to the popular films in our country about the steep superspy 007, the phrase "martini with shake up vodka, but not to mix" became a cult. And even those who have never used this vermouth, in response to a question about what to drink with it, will probably remember this option. And how do martinis drink around the world?

Vermouth, or fortified wine, which was additionally flavored with herbs and spices like wormwood, cinnamon, cardamom, tansy and many others, in general, is drunk in a very peculiar way. And martini belongs to this category of drinks. Its history began in the XIX century, when the first vermouth produced by the Martini and Rossi plant was on sale. By the name of the owners of the plant and got its name itself a drink. There are several kinds of this drink: red, white, pink, extra-drunk, or very dry. And about each of them, you can build a whole theory about how to drink martini of one sort or another.

There are, however, the basic rules of its use, which we will give below:

1. In order to fully reveal the taste of this drink, you need a special atmosphere. Drinking Martini from grief is completely wrong. It is a vermouth with a festive character, setting a romantic and tranquil mood. That's why it is believed that such a drink is ideal for dating.
2. To understand how to drink Martini in its pure form, you should take care of the correct conical-shaped glasses on a high thin stalk. In their absence, massive square glasses for whiskey will fit, but in no case are glasses for wine, and certainly not vodka piles.
3. Martini requires the right temperature, it is served chilled. Optimum for this drink will be 10-15 degrees. If it is not possible to cool it, you should serve ice with martini.
4. All the above-mentioned advice related to the use of vermouth in its pure form, as the real connoisseurs of this drink advise. But even in cocktails, it can be incomparably good. For example, attention should be paid to such methods as drinking martini: with juice, tonic, other products. Many people prefer the combination of this drink with olives or a slice of lemon, thrown into a glass. In the form of mixtures good martini with orange fresh. Depending on the type of vermouth, you can pick up an excellent pair in a cocktail. Martini bianco, or sweet white, is good with olives. They need to be strung on a skewer and lowered into a glass. You can add to it pieces of pineapple, kiwi or strawberries for a greater flavor. And still this type is perfectly combined with tonic or soda water.
5. And how to eat red martini? With what to drink it to get a pleasant taste? The best option, in addition to consumption in its pure form, will mix it with juice of a cherry or orange in a proportion of 2 to 1. Well, do not forget about alcoholic cocktails based on this drink. The most famous of them, of course, is martini with vodka. Well, the girls are encouraged to try combining it with champagne. Such a cocktail is called "Cyrus". In addition, martini is part of the cocktails "Americano", "Negroni", "Drai Martini" and many others. He adds these drinks flavor and light sweetness. So if you still have not mastered how martini drink, you might want to try it out with long drinks or shots.