Martini - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Martini
2 ounces gin (or vodka)
1/2 ounce dry vermouth
Classic Dry Martini
2 ounces gin (or vodka)
1 1/2 teaspoons dry vermouth
Extra-Dry Martini
2 ounces gin (or vodka)
1 teaspoon dry vermouth

Preparation

Add ingredients to a cocktail shaker filled with ice; shake vigorously.
Strain into a chilled glass.
Garnish with olive.
**Cajun Martini: substitute jalapeno-infused vodka or gin for regular gin; garnish with a pickled tomato or okra, or a tiny whole red or green chile.
**Dirty Martini: add 1 to 2 teaspoons olive brine.
**Fino Martini: substitute 2 teaspoons fino sherry for the vermouth.
**Gibson: garnish with a cocktail onion.
**Paisley Martini: reduce vermouth to 1 1/2 teaspoon; add 1 teaspoon Scotch; garnish with lemon twist.
**Perfect Martini: use half sweet vermouth and half dry vermouth; garnish with orange slice.
**Rumtini: substitute light rum for gin; garnish with lime twist.
**Saketini: substitute sake for the vermouth; garnish with lemon twist or olive.
**Scotini: substitute Scotch for the vermouth; garnish with lemon twist.
**Sweet Martini: substitute sweet vermouth for the dry vermouth; garnish with orange slice.
Tequini: substitute tequila for gin.