Music and Cocktails
Retro-Den Manhattan
2 oz. 7 Crowns whiskey
1 oz. Bourbon (I like Four Roses)
1 oz. sweet vermouth
3-4 dashes angostura aromatic bitters
2-3 dashes orange bitters
1 maraschino cherry
Fill a shaker with ice, Add all ingredients starting with the bitters. Stir until well chilled. Strain into a martini glass over a maraschino cherry.
(tip: I like to marinate the cherries in brandy)
Classic Martini
1/2 oz. extra dry vermouth
2 oz. Gin
1 or 2 olives
In a shaker filled with crushed ice, add the vermouth, then the gin. Swish and swirl the shaker until mixture is as cold as possible. (about 1 minute). let set for at least 30 seconds. Ad an olive or two in the martini glass. (pre-chill glass if desired) Give the shaker final round of swish and swirl, then pour into the martini glass, over the olives. Shake the last bit so little shards of ice fall out of the shaker.
Tip: it's best to swish and swirl to a bossa-nova beat. If you like a stronger martini, simply swish and swirl until well chilled and pour immediately into you martini glass.
1/2 oz. extra dry vermouth
2 oz. Gin
1 or 2 olives
In a shaker filled with crushed ice, add the vermouth, then the gin. Swish and swirl the shaker until mixture is as cold as possible. (about 1 minute). let set for at least 30 seconds. Ad an olive or two in the martini glass. (pre-chill glass if desired) Give the shaker final round of swish and swirl, then pour into the martini glass, over the olives. Shake the last bit so little shards of ice fall out of the shaker.
Tip: it's best to swish and swirl to a bossa-nova beat. If you like a stronger martini, simply swish and swirl until well chilled and pour immediately into you martini glass.
Here is a link to a youtube compilation of drink related scenes from one of my favorite vintage movie series, The Thin Man... pick here
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