There are many brandnames of Gin depending on the country you are in and the price range you are looking at. Some commonly found brands of medium to high quality gin are:
Gordons, Gilbeys, Beefeater, Tanqueray, Bombay Sapphire, Hendricks, Martin Millers, Plymouth.
depends on if your going to mix it or drink it straight. Both taste nasty to me, but if you put them in the freezer for a while it is easier to drink straight.
Bombay Sapphire (www.bombaysapphire.com) is the best for your first one. After that it doesn't matter.
The one your friend buys for you.
Monarch! only $7 here on the west coast.
Gordon's
A martini, gin and tonic, and a gimlet are all made with gin.
Perhaps the best known are the Singapore Sling and the Martini.
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It is a gin or vodka martini made with no vermouth
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But they do chilled and served as a Martini. Winston Churchill's recipe for a martini was add gin and then LOOK at a bottle of Vermouth. That just a glass of chilled gin.
Traditional (2-to-1) MARTINI 1 1/2 oz Gin 3/4 oz Dry Vermouth stir vermouth and gin over icecubes in a mixing glass. strain into cocktail glass. serve with a twist of lemon peel or olive, if desired. ***** Dry (5-to-1) MARTINI 1 2/3 oz Gin 1/3 oz Dry Vermouth Follow above directions for martini preparation ***** Extra Dry (8-to1) MARTINI 2 oz Gin 1/4 oz Dry Vermouth Follow above directions for martini preparation ***** Medium MARTINI 1 1/2 oz Gin 1/2 oz Dry Vermouth 1/2 oz Sweet Vermouth Follow above directions for martini preparation ***** Sweet MARTINI 1 oz Gin 1 oz Sweet Vermouth Follow above directions for martini preparation See the Related Links for "Various Martini Recipes Including Chocolate Martini and Green Apple Martini " to the left for the answer.
Fill the glass with chilled gin. To add the proper amount of vermouth, raise the glass and gesture with it in the direction of France. Enjoy your martini.
A naked martini doesn't contain any vermouth. It's chilled gin or vodka that's garnished with an olive, served up in a martini glass.
A dry martini is a cocktail made with gin and dry vermouth. Martini Dry is a brand of dry vermouth, which is an ingredient in a dry martini. Martini Dry is also served on its own, often poured over ice cubes and garnished with a lemon twist or lemon wedge. Americans ordering martinis in Europe are often surprised when they get a glass of Martini Dry instead of a dry martini cocktail.
A Gibson is a gin martini garnished with an onion instead of olives.