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Freezer Martini
This easy-to-measure recipe produces a 5:1 ratio Dry Martini with a dilution that suits being served icy cold serve. Be sure to chill your olives or, as...
Simon Difford
7th September 2024 at 08:33
Are you allowing for variance in specific gravities of each ingredient?
8th September 2024 at 16:27
Hi Simon, I do realise that needs to be factored in, but, unless there's some glitch, the recipe I'm seeing says:
438 ml London dry gin [391g]
87.5 ml Dry vermouth [475g]
140 ml Chilled water [608g]
So it's the vermouth and water weights that seem wrong. The water, for instance, surely weighs exactly 140g...?
Please do explain if I'm missing something here as I'm genuinely puzzled. x
438 ml London dry gin [391g]
87.5 ml Dry vermouth [475g]
140 ml Chilled water [608g]
So it's the vermouth and water weights that seem wrong. The water, for instance, surely weighs exactly 140g...?
Please do explain if I'm missing something here as I'm genuinely puzzled. x
13th March at 21:15
Since the weights shown are cumulative, the difference between the final weight of 608g and the previous of 475g should equal 140g, but as it stands the difference is only 133g, so 7ml short on the water. I'm pretty sure the difference won't be perceptible on tasting (this is only 1ml out per serving), and certainly not by the second round!
7th September 2024 at 13:39
I was wondering the same. It looks about right for gin as it will be lighter than water, but 140ml of water should be 140g, right? And pretty sure that vermouth wouldn't be quite so heavy compared to water...