Recommend me a martini gin.

Cafe Society
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I used to be one of those “just whisper Vermouth” guys, until I tried Dolin. I now use a 3:1 Gin to Vermouth ratio. That’s some tasty stuff.

If you want to live on the wild side, try using half sweet and half dry in your martini. It’s a little hard to measure, but it’s worth it.

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Bombay Sapphire is my go-to gin for martinis or for just sipping. But sometimes I’ll pick up a bottle of Bombay Sapphire East, which contains notes of lemon grass and black peppercorn. Gives it that extra little dash of flavor.

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Also, refrigerate your vermouth once you open it. It goes bad.

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Bloom Gin(nice balance of flavors) + Carpano Classico(because it’s Carpano Classico, 'nuff said) = Perfect gin martini

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Cocktail #2 - Gin & Tonic

Tanqueray Rangpur gin
Refreshe* tonic water

Ice.

No lime needed at all. Quite a nice refresher while watching a ball game on TV.

    • Refreshe is the Albertsons house brand. Pretty good, actually, and a third the price of stuff like Fever Tree.
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Damn, now I’m thirsty.

(makes note to get some Aviation and Dolin for future experiments)

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3:1 gin to vermouth and three jumbo jalapeno or blue cheese stuffed olives.
In order of preference:
Gin- Botanist, Hendricks, Tanqueray 10
Vermouth- Noilly Pratt Extra Dry, Martini Dry, Cinzano Extra Dry

A dash of DSB bitters swirled in the glass. YMMV.

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More votes for both Hendricks and Beefeaters. They make different martinis, but both are great.