Cocktails with martiniAn excellent addition to the New Year's table will be cocktails with martini, or rather - cocktails with vermouth. It so happened that in the people vermouth is associated with one manufacturer, in fact for cocktails will suit vermouth of any brand to your liking.






Manhattan



It is believed that for the first time this cocktail wasprepared in the New York club Manhattan. It is said that his mother, Winston Churchill, who wanted to celebrate the election of Sir Samuel Tildon as Governor of New York State, prepared it. To make this cocktail, take:



  • vermouth Rosso - 1 part

  • whiskey - part 2
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  • bitter Angostura - a few drops
  • cherry cocktail - 1 piece

  • ice


Take the mixing glass and refill itcrushed ice by one-third. Pour a few drops of bitter Angostura, whiskey and vermouth into it, mix all the ingredients. Filter the cocktail in a cocktail glass and decorate it with a cherry.



Americano



Despite the name, this cocktail comes from Italy. And they named it in honor of the Americans who came to Italy in 1917, during the First World War. To prepare a cocktail "Americano" you will need:



  • sweet red vermouth - 1 part

  • bitter Campari - 1 part

  • lemon - one lobule

  • soda water

  • ice


Fill the wine glass with ice. Pour into it a sweet red vermouth (for example, Cinzano Rosso) and bitter Campari. Add soda water to taste and decorate with a slice of lemon. If you take a dry vermouth instead of a sweet one, you will get a Dry Americano cocktail. You can replace the soda water with gin - then you will get a Negroni cocktail.



Martini with Vodka



And yet, no cocktails with martinipopular as martini with vodka. This legendary cocktail was loved by James Bond, a fearless and elusive 007. The main rule of this cocktail is to "mix, but not shake up." Ingredients for this cocktail:



  • vodka - 8 parts

  • dry vermouth - 2 parts

  • green olive


Mix the vodka with the vermouth in the shaker. Pour the cocktail into a cocktail glass and decorate with green olive on a toothpick (instead of it you can use a spiral of lemon peel). If this cocktail is made with ice, serve it in a glass tumbler.

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