Martini Bar
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Set up a basic cocktail bar with ice, glasses, shakers and garnishes (such as olives, pickled onions, lemon rind strips and cocktail picks). Then add a little colour with the variations of this classic martini.
Servings: 1
Ingredients:
Classic Martini
| Nutritional Info | |
| Per serving: about | - |
| cal | 145 |
| pro | trace |
| total fat | 1 g |
| sat. fat | trace |
| carb | trace |
| fibre | trace |
| chol | 0 mg |
| sodium | 124 mg |
| % RDI: | - |
| calcium | 1% |
| iron | 1% |
| vit C | 2% |
| folate | 1% |
Suggested Recipes
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2 oz (60 mL) gin or vodka
1/4 oz (7 mL) dry vermouth
green olives, strips of lemon rind and/or cocktail onions
Preparation:
Fill cocktail shaker with ice; add gin and vermouth. Shake vigorously to blend and chill. Strain into martini glass. Garnish with olive.
Additional Information
- Variations
Bluetini: Replace vermouth with blue cura? liqueur. Garnish with orange twist.
Greentini: Replace gin with 1-1/2 oz (40 mL) vodka. Replace vermouth with 1/2 oz (15 mL) melon liqueur and 1/4 oz (7 mL) lime juice. Garnish with tiny melon wedge.
Redtini: Replace gin with 1 oz (30 mL) vodka. Replace vermouth with 2 oz (60 mL) pomegranate liqueur and dash of lemon juice. Garnish with lemon twist.
Source
Canadian Living Magazine: November 2007
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