EN DRY MARTINI TILL HELGEN?

Helgen står för dörren och kanske en Dry Martini skulle smaka. Skakad eller rörd är i så fall en fråga att ställa. Sedan har vi torrheten. Hur torr ska den egentligen vara? Konnässörerna tycks alla vara överens, ju torrare desto bättre.

Hursomhelst, följande stycken är klippta ur en artikel av David Bridgman-Smith från www.newsheridanclub.co.uk. Ganska kul, tycker jag.
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As well as these more practical methods, there have been, in the history of the cocktail, some more eccentric and elaborate practices:
Whisper the word “vermouth” over the drink
Expose the drink to the written word “vermouth”
Wave a vermouth bottle over the drink
Allow a single beam of sunlight to pass through the vermouth bottle and onto the bottle of gin or finished drink
A bartender’s tip is to add a drop of vodka to an otherwise all-gin Martini to create an even dryer taste.
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Some famous Martini drinkers include:
Sir Winston Churchill. An avid fan, Churchill preferred his Martinis naked; that is to say, without any vermouth. In fact, it is said that he thought it enough to merely bow in the direction of France. Being a member of Boodles Gentlemen’s Club in St James’s, along with author Ian Fleming, Churchill was very keen on Martinis that used the exclusive gin that was made for his club, Boodles British Gin.
Ian Fleming. A great Martini lover himself, and creator of probably the best known fictional Martini drinker. He invented his own variation of the Martini, The Vesper, published in his 1953 book Casino Royale.
Ernest Hemingway. Described “The Montgomery”, a 15:1 ratio Martini, in his book, Across the River and into the Trees. A keen Martini drinker in 1944, after the liberation of Paris, he led two troops of French soldiers to the Ritz hotel. Upon their arrival, a frightened assistant manager asked if he could be of service, to which Hemingway replied, “How about seventy-three dry Martinis?”
Alfred Hitchcock. Hitchcock prepared his Martinis with gin and a cocktail shaker and, with regards to the dryness, he is reported to use “five parts gin and a quick glance at a bottle of vermouth”.