Cocktail and Martini Shaker
If you like martinis then read and learn as much about the history of the martini and about a tasty cocktail, Lemon Drop Martini fresco.
History of the Martini
The Martini is a cocktail made with gin or vodka and dry white vermouth, and is considered by many to be one of the top six variations of a cocktail drink.
It is believed that the martini originated in Martinez, which is the city where I grew up. Martinez is located on the south side of Carquinez Strait in the Bay Area Francisco, opposite the town of Benicia. It is the birthplace of New York Yankee baseball star Joe DiMaggio, and was the childhood home of Norv Turner, head coach Washington Redskins football team.
If you go to the corner of the intersection of Alhambra Avenue and Masonic Street, is a plaque commemorating the birth of the martini. The first known reference to the martini was invented in Martinez is located in The Bon Vivant Companion: Or How to Mix Drinks (1887 Edition), by "Professor" Jerry Thomas, a waiter who worked at the head many well know places, including the Occidental Hotel in San Francisco, California. According to George A. Zabriske, he repeated the original book in 1928, Jerry Thomas had a client who took a ferry from the Occidental Hotel to Martinez, each morning. Thomas mixed him a "Martinez" to keep the morning chill outside, and named the drink after his client's destination.
The Lemon Drop Martini
One of my versions Martini 'favorite is the Lemon Drop Martini. This drink is a sweet, lemon-flavored beverage that became popular during the 1970s in California. Remember lemon drop candies you used to get to the movies when you were a kid? This drink has become a favorite of the West Coast. One story suggests that this drink originated in a bar called Henry's Africa in San Francisco. This was an individual known bar and said to develop and "push girl drinks. These are the drinks they become very sweet to cover the taste of alcohol.
Lemon Drop Martini Recipe
The Lemon Drop Martini has become a favorite of my guests. Here is the recipe:
1 1 / 2 ounces vodka
1 / 2 ounce Triple Sec
1 teaspoon superfine sugar
3 / 4 ounce freshly squeezed lemon or juice bottle
Ice cubes
Wedge or Lemon Twist
To prepare the glass, put it in the freezer until it is icy cold. Then rub the edge of glass with lemon and dip the glass in sugar to create a super fine sugar rim glass.
Combine vodka, triple sec, sugar and lemon juice a shaker half-filled with ice and shake well until blended. Pour strained liquid sugar into martini glass and garnish with lemon mount.
Then enjoy! Remember to take care of these. They really are sweet, yet powerful! And remember, the next time you are in San Francisco Bay, passing a small town called Martinez, and see the birthplace of the martini.
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