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I got inspired by the post below about the anti oxidant/anti aging effects of pomegranate and that pomegranate martini tastes very good. I guess the combination of dry vermouth and pomegranate juice make that cocktail taste really nice.

As an experienced bartender and student who spent most of his time in college - drinking in the local cocktail bar ( people usually say — the college life was great with exception for the educational part). I guess that’s not only me spent his days in college hunting girls and drinking out with friends all night long. I remember that I’ve almost switched my day with nights - partying all night long and sleeping all day.

There are more than 100,000 different cocktail mixed drinks but there are not more than 100 most popular recipes that each bartender must know. Martinis are one of them. Even thou martini is a trademark and only MARTINI (C) can produce it, all bartenders know that martini is made out of two alcohols - vodka and vermouth. When you want to make Martini Dry, you simply mix dry vermouth and vodka (it is advised that one uses tasteless vodka for martini in order to receive the original taste or if you want to make it with flavour you can use for example cherry vodka or something else.). The correct proportion is 40% vodka and 60% vermouth. Similar to Martini Dry you can make sweet martini by mixing sweet vermouth and vodka with the same proportions. Usually with sweet martini you can add some juice — for example pomegranate, cherry or whatever else you have there.

The typical garnishment for Martini is Bar Cherry or Olive — cherry is used for sweet martini and olive for dry. Please use only green olives because the other one have oil and will make the martini look very bad. Also you have to use cocktail glasses or the so call martini glasses to make nice presentation.

There are many other cocktails but it is interesting to note that about 50% of all people drink beer and only 40% go with cocktail drinks.

If you want to organize you birthday at home you must make sure you have at least few cases of beer, few bottles of vodka, one/two bottles of vermouth, and optional other cocktail alcohols. This will boost up your party quite a lot, especially after having a drink or two.

For more information on how to make nice cocktails you can visit this website - www.shot-cocktail-recipe.com I have more than 15,000 cocktail recipes there so I guess you will be able to find a nice one for your needs and alcohol that you have.

Article by: Venetsian

P.S. If you want me to write few more cocktail/party advises I’ll be glad to. Just post a comment requesting it.

Posted on February 9th, 2007 by venetsian
Filed under: General