Vodka Martini Cocktail

You can't go wrong with this!

Perfect Martini! I also like to add a dash of the olive juice. YUM Be sure to use good quality vodka.

thank you for sharing a basic martini recipe! I had to wade through dozens of sweet or gin recipes to find the perfect one!

Okay for a fair or poor quality vodka. Vermouth take away the gasoline aftertaste. FIRST don't skimp on the quality of vermouth. Even the best vermouth is fairly cheap. The "Perfect Martini" = Chill a Martini glass AND store the vodka in a freezer or refrigerator. Fill a steel shaker with ice then pour in a good dose of QUALITY vermouth. Shake once or twice and then pour it out the bulk of the vermouth or until the shaker first just starts to drip (if you like a dry Martini) . Now you have the perfect amount of vermouth covering the ice in the shaker. Pour in 2-3 oz vodka, (If you have the means, Begluga Export or Gold line... or) Use a good quality Vodka (Belvedere, Kettle One, Grey Goose, Russian Standard Premiums, Stoli Gold) Shake slowly so as not to bruise the vodka (infuse with air and ice chips) until you feel the steel shaker frosting up. Dump the ice out of the glass and pour the shaker contents down the inside rim of the glass. I use a 1/4 inch thick lemon rind or if I want "Dirty" I go with two Queen olives freshly stuffed with Dutch BlueCheese. Skol!

Perfect, simple vodka martini recipe. First time martini drinker (my wife) liked it. Use a high quality vodka - I used Russian Standard Platinum. Easy, tastes great.

I have been using this recipe for many years. The secret to a good Matini is good Vermouth with any Vodka or Gin.

Followed the ratios to make two Martinis, no olives, added a 1/4 tsp of lime juice for the 2 x beverages. Makes for a great Friday night relax!

Less vermouth! The first one I didn't care for, the second with about 2/3 of what the recipe calls for was much better.

This is the perfect vodka martini. There are lots of variations on the ratios of vermouth to vodka, but I've found I like this best. Especially with Grey Goose Citron vodka. Yum!

Both my husband and I have never had a martini before so we really do not know what if it compares to anything but we really like it. I am not a fan of green olives but in this drink they are the bomb. My husband like his dirty with a bit of olive juice and i like mine neat. either way this is a great recipe.

I made this drink after watching some classic movies. They always referred to drinking martinis! I do not drink alcoholic drinks very often, but I have had an apple martini. The vodka martini is a very strong drink. Not at all for occasional drinkers, if it doesn't grow hair on your chest, hair will grow somewhere!

I add a dash of orange bitters for a little additional flavor. Use Russian Standard or Tito's

Classic. Classy. Refreshing. Adult.

Classic Beyond delicious

Made it -- proportions are good (please don't tell me to rinse the glass with vermouth -- you need to be able to taste the botanicals). I added a dash of fee brothers orange bitters.

Way too much vermouth. I had to add about 2 more cups of vodka to get this to a flavor level that I could drink. And distilled beverages really should be stirred.

I added 0.5 oz of olive juice and it was perfect

Used Grey Goose and jalapeno stuffed olives for a little kick. Good & good for you!

Used blue sapphire gin instead of vodka. Delish!

At age 60..never had a martini.. so time to try. I'm not really an alcohol aficionado... Smirnoff vodka and martini and Rossi vermouth.. was ok.. frankly not my "drink" ..to heavy of "hard" spirits " taste.. Whiskey sour more my flavor...like a "sweeter" taste with less liquor taste. I can see that just 2 or 3 of these I wouldn't drive..and I'm 6'2' 260.. one was enough. I used 3 green olives with pimentos... And just regular ice cubes out of the tray.

This is perfect. A vermouth wash is not a vodka martini, it's just a glass of vodka with a vermouth wash. If you want a vodka martini with a wash, scotch is a popular choice.

Woooo good if you like a strong drink. Would definitely make again. Went by the recipe.

Citron Vodka NO Vermouth -- very chilled & frosted Glass, a sixth of an inch of very frozen ice on the bottom of the?? Glass garnish with two hand stuffed blue cheese olives

Don't forget ONE amazing addition: a drop of Worcestershire. It's what all of the fancy NYC bars do. I read it once in a magazine and I've had it with that little drop ever since.