opinionated alchemist

There is a wrong perception about, how a cocktail should taste! And this perception is fueled by the opinions of consumers as well as bartenders. The Martini is definitely the drink, which shows this misconceptions very clearly. Many customers, who never tried a Martini cocktail, will order one with the anticipation of a delicious drink - and then after trying it, their dreams are crashing - from cloud 9 to under sea level! An experienced bartender definitely knows, that this drink can't be delicious - there are no yummy ingredients featured in the recipe and taste doesn't materialize out of thin air... But there is so much more what a cocktail can be - and the Martini is showcasing this. First of all, the character of a cocktail, has to be not only understood - it has to be learned. Let's depart for a moment mixology and lets esteem wines. When people start to drink [seriously], nobody really likes bone dry, minerally white wines or tannin rich and funky red wine...

The Martini cocktail is one of the most disputed drink of all times - and one of the drink, which dramatically changed through the times - I would say, not to its disadvantage. I shied from this topic a long time. It is just a mammoth of a topic with a lot of controversy. But what has to be done, has to be done! Lets first of all understand, about what we are talking about: We talking about the original Martini cocktail - which is gin based! We are also touching the topic of Vodka Martinis - and maybe throw some understanding of the Vesper Martini in it. We are not  talking about things , which have only the glass in common to this substantial cocktail: French martini Diverse fruit martinis [melon, strawberry, apple, raspberry or any other audacity] Espresso martini Breakfast martini Chocolate martini Cosmopolitan [sometimes impudently called Cosmo martini] Marteanis [or however you like to call it. Any other B*S* martini, showing up on some cocktail men...