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Beige Blindfold
How to Make a Classic Martini?
MOREStep 1: Gather Your Ingredients
Ensure you
have these -
2 1/2 oz (75 ml) Gin
1/2 oz (15 ml) Dry
Vermouth
Ice Cubes
Lemon Twist or Olive for
garnish
Step 2: Chill the
Glass
Place your martini glass in the freezer or fill
it with ice water to chill while you prepare the
cocktail.
Step 3: Chill the Mixing
Glass
Fill a mixing glass with ice to chill it. This
ensures your martini stays cold throughout the mixing
process.
Step 4: Measure and Pour
Gin
Measure 2 1/2 oz (75 ml) of your favorite gin and
pour it into the chilled mixing glass.
Step
5: Add Dry Vermouth
Add
1/2 oz (15 ml) of dry vermouth to the gin in the mixing glass. Adjust
the vermouth quantity according to your personal taste preferences for a
drier or wetter martini.
Step 6: Stir or
Shake
Stir the
mixture gently with a bar spoon for about 30 seconds. If you prefer a
more intense chill and a slightly frothier texture, you can shake the
ingredients instead. Be mindful, though, as shaking can dilute the drink
more than stirring.
Step 7: Strain into the
Glass
Discard the
ice from the chilled martini glass. Using a strainer, pour the mixed
ingredients from the mixing glass into the now empty martini
glass.
Step 8:
Garnish
For
a classic touch, garnish your martini with a twist of lemon peel or an
olive. Express the lemon peel over the glass to release its oils, giving
the drink a subtle citrus aroma.
Step 9:
Enjoy Responsibly
Sip and savor your perfectly
crafted classic martini. Cheers!
Beige Blindfold
Very Strong ABV ( above 30% ), Potent and intense.
*Note that dilution and other factors like type and temperature of ice are not considered in this upfront calculation.
brandy-laced lemon bars or citrus salad with a hint of gin
Citrusy, herbal, and slightly sweet
- Brandy 2 tsp
- Gin 4.50 cl
- Triple Sec 1.5 cl
- Lemon Juice 2 tsp
Any Glass of your Choice
beige blindfold is a popular Gin cocktail containing a combinations of Brandy,Gin,Triple Sec,Lemon Juice .Served using Any Glass of your Choice
Beige Blindfold Ingredients
Brandy,Gin,Triple Sec,Lemon Juice,
Beige Blindfold Recipe
Shake ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Strain into a cocktail glass.
Brandy
Brandy, simply put, is a distilled wine. It is categorised under Distilled Alcoholic Beverages along with Whiskey, Rum, Gin, Vodka and Tequila, but it's in a way a cross connection between Fermented liquor and distilled liquor. A Brandy typically containts 35% to 60% Alcohol by Volume ( 70-120 US proof ) and is usually consumed as an after dinner digestif.
Although Brandy is generally classified as a liquor produced by distilling wine, in a broader sense, this encompasses liquors obtained from the distillation of either pomace ( the soild remains of grapes after mashing and extraction of juice for wine making ) or fruit mash or wine.
It may be noted that Brandy like Gin is also one of the original Water of Life or eau de vie, carried over from the medieval tradition of an aquaous solution of ethanol used as a medicine.
The history of Brandy is closely tied to the development of commercial distillation in and around the 15th Century. In early 15th Century French Brandy made way for a new cross-Atlantic trade or Triangle Trade and replaced Portuguese Fortified Wine or Port from the central role it played in trade, mostly due to the higher alcohol content of the Brandy and ease of transport. However by the late 17th Century, Rum replaced Brandy as the exchange alcohol of choice in the Triangle Trade. More info on Wikipedia for the interested Brandy aficionados. Note that an Apricot Brandy can refer to the liquor (or Eau de Vie, Water of Life) distilled from fermented apricot juice or a liqueur made from apricot flesh and kernels.Gin
Gin is a distilled alcoholic beverage that has it's origin in medicinal liquor made by monks and alchemists across Europe. The historical Gin producing regions are Southern France, Flanders and Netherlands. Gin was originally created to provide aqua vitae from grape and grain distillates.
During the Middle ages, the newly found substance Ethanol was considered by Alchemists to be the water of life, and an aqueous solution of ethanol was in use all over Europe and had different names and is literally the origin of many spirits like Whisky ( from the Gaelic uisce beatha for water of life ). Today Gin is produces from a wide range of ingredients, which gave rise to numerous distinct styles and brands. The predominant flavour of Gin is from the Juniper berries and then each different distillery flavours it further with an assortment of botanicas or herbs, spices, floral and fruit flavours, in different combinations. Gin is commonly drank mixed with Tonic water but it is also often used as a base spirit for many gin based flavoured liqueurs like Sloe Gin.Triple Sec
Triple-Sec is an Orange flavoured liqueur from France. It is made by macerating sun dried orange peel in alcohol for a day or more before a three step distillation. Triple Sec has a 15% to 40% ABV.
The Triple Sec name refers to the process of distillation. Sec in French means dry or distilled and triple refers to the triple distillation process.
It's been a popular liqueur for more than 150 years, the Dutch East India Company created orange liqueurs by steeping orange peels in alcohol from the island of Curaçao and called it Curaçao liquor, and unlike Triple Sec, the Dutch added spices and herbs to the orange and Curaçao comes in a variety of colours such as clear, orange or blue. Blue Curaçao being the most used of them, in cocktails. Triple Sec is made from neutral spirits and the Orange peel used is harvested from oranges that have the skin still green, so that the essential oils are still in the skin and has not been absorbed into the flesh. This gives Triple Sec the intense flavour.Lemon Juice
Lemon Juice being rich in Vitamin C is an excellent remedy for sore throat and aids in digestion and controls blood sugar, and also promoted weight loss. It is used for various culinary and non-culinary purposes all over the world. Lemon juice is known to reduce or even reverse the effects of excessive alcohol consumption and intoxication.
In drink mixing, fresh lemon juice brings a tangy zing to so many classic drinks and in fact, it's the most used ingredient in drink mixing other than the liquors of course.
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