We make no secret of the fact that the Martini is our favourite cocktail. It’s a classic that been around and enjoyed for well over 100 years. But, right now, it seems that everyone is getting in on the Martini action with all kinds of variations taking star billing on cocktail menus around the world.
So rather than wait for World Martini Day to roll around in June, we couldn’t think of a better time to celebrate this truly iconic drink ?
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We open the episode by highlighting some of our favourite gins and vodkas for making our Martinis at home. Then, as well as our bar review, which sees us heading to the recently opened Brutes of Mayfair, we highlight some of our top spots for enjoying a Martini in London. One of which is Hawksmoor St Pancras & Martini Bar, where we meet this week’s guest, Liam Davy. As Beverage Director of the Hawksmoor Group he’s the man behind the dedicated Martini menus across all of the sites in the UK, Ireland and US and one of the nicest people to share our favourite cocktail with.
And this week’s cocktail is from Martini Maestro Simon Ford who shares his tip for mixing the ultimate freezer door Martini.
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In this episode…
We’re mixing…
Liam’s Ultimate Home Martini Batch (for a 700ml Bottle)
Ingredients:
450ml Good Quality Gin or Vodka (we love Fords or Finlandia)
100ml Vermouth (Dolin Dry is our house pick)
150ml Filtered Water (unless you live somewhere with great tap water!)
Optional extra: replace 50ml of the water with preserved lemon brine.
Method:
Add all ingredients to a clean 700ml bottle. carefully seal and leave to chill for a few hours in the freezer. Then simply pour and finish with your garnish of choice.
Courtesy of this week’s podcast guest, Liam Davy.
Talking to…
Sharing some of our favourite gins and vodkas for mixing a martini…
Sharing some of our favourite London destinations for enjoying a martini…
Dropping into…
Brutes of Mayfair photography by Addie Chinn and Sophia Patel
Mentioned in this episode:
Hawksmoor St Pancras & Martini Bar
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