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[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (6 children)

I was wondering this too, so I looked it up

From Google:

First, 'dry' indicates that very little vermouth has been added to the cocktail, so the gin is the primary focus. The typical ratio is 6 parts gin to 1 part vermouth. However, order 'extra dry' and you'll get the slightest splash of vermouth, or even just a glass-coating wash.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 year ago (1 children)

When talking about alcoholic drinks, "dry" is just the opposite of sweet. Vermouth has a slight sweetness to it, so use less vermouth to make the drink "dry".

Personally I like my martinis "dirty" (extra olive juice), with a good amount of vermouth. Sweet and salty with the floral notes of the gin in the background. If I wanted to just taste the gin then I'd put it in a shot glass and drink it straight instead.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I just want to second the dirty gin martini.

I've never been a fan of the martini, but dirty gin is excellent.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago

Alcohol culture...

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Gin, you want gin in a fancy glass

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Wave a sealed bottle of vermouth near it

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Slow your roll there, cowboy!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

It's just the mouth parts of animals like rats and stuff.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Type of fortified (i.e. with added spirits) wine flavored with herbs

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think it is fairly foul. It doesn’t seem to add much to cocktails and adds a bitter aftertaste.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

That is a feature, not a bug

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

My city has a "no straight spirits" rule for bars, it's a failed attempt to stop binge drinking

So I would order whisky on the rocks, hold the ice

Were I a gin fan it would be a "perfectly dry martini"

The bar staff agree the rule is stupid and are usually happy to work around them. Binge drinking in bars hardly happens anyway as it is too expensive, we have very high alcohol taxes, except on wine.