Filthy Martini Recipe
By Aida Mollenkamp
One of the most famous cocktails around, the martini has countless variations. Some are abominations (the chocolate martini) while others are a lifestyle choice (the dirty martini). This take on the vodka dirty martini replaces the traditional olive elements with a caperberry and its brine. Try it at your next cocktail party or anytime you’re feeling filthy.
What to buy: Don’t confuse capers and caperberries. Capers are the size of peppercorns and can be sold packed in a vinegar brine or in salt; caperberries look like small green olives with a stem attached and are sold packed in a vinegar brine.
This recipe was featured as part of our Valentine’s Day menu.
- 3 ounces vodka
- 1 ounce caperberry brine
- 1/2 ounce dry vermouth
- Ice
- 1 caperberry, for garnish
- Combine vodka, brine, and vermouth in a cocktail shaker. Top with ice and stir until chilled through, about 30 stirs. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass, garnish with a caperberry, and serve.
...with your TV dinner hahahhahahahahahaha!
Martinis were originally called a Martinez and was a drink made from 1 part gin to 2 parts SWEET vermouth. A "martini" made with vodka is no such thing as it is a KANGAROO by name, caperberry or not. Apple, chocolate and all the rest certainly are not Martinis, but interesting cocktails for those who also think an Entree is a main course (entree means 'to enter' in French and hence is the FIRST...+READ
Martinis were originally called a Martinez and was a drink made from 1 part gin to 2 parts SWEET vermouth. A "martini" made with vodka is no such thing as it is a KANGAROO by name, caperberry or not. Apple, chocolate and all the rest certainly are not Martinis, but interesting cocktails for those who also think an Entree is a main course (entree means 'to enter' in French and hence is the FIRST course of the meal!). BTW the long stemmed conical glass refered to as a martini glass is in actuality a cocktail glass. ;-p
Olives can and are quite often retreved by a spoon, and if you are worried about 'gross' things remember that the salads and desserts are uncooked and handled by many fingers....best to stay home and hide.-COLLAPSE
That sounds great.
Sometimes I put a few capers in my martini.