FG Martini Guide PDF
FG Martini Guide PDF
FG Martini Guide PDF
GUIDE TO A
PROPER MARTINI
Martini 101
KEEP YOUR GIN COLD – Fords Gin has high oil GARNISH – Garnish your martini with a lemon
content from its nine botanicals. When chilled, twist, and serve olives on the side. The lemon
it develops a silky texture, ideal for martinis. oils from the twist floating on the surface of
your martini add a brightness to the drink.
VERMOUTH – Store open vermouth in the Olives and juniper (gin's key ingredient) pair
fridge to keep it fresh for up to three months. well together, however placing a warm olive
If you still have vermouth in the fridge after into a cold martini isn’t necessary and takes
three months, it is a sign that you don’t make up valuable room in the glass.
enough martinis.
ICE – Ice cubes that are more that one inch in
WET OR DRY? – Less vermouth equals a drier size are good if you have them. Smaller ice
martini, and the more vermouth you add, the dilutes too quickly, watering down your martini
wetter the martini. Don’t be afraid of the too much before it's chilled. Try not to use ice
vermouth though, it's the marriage between that has been sitting in your freezer for 17
the gin and the vermouth that makes the years. It has freezer burn, and that flavor can
martini so special. affect your martini.
Wet or dry, olive or twist, mix your martini with the gin created with input from some of the
best bartenders in the world. An abundance of delicate juniper combined with the aromatics
of three types of citrus make Fords Gin great for mixing in martinis.
Distilled in London at Thames Distillers, Fords Gin is collaboration between 8th generation
Master Distiller Charles Maxwell and Simon Ford of The 86 Company. A modern take on a classic
London Dry Gin, Fords starts with a traditional base of juniper & coriander seed and is balanced
by citrus, florals and spices that are steeped for 15 hours before being distilled. Each ingredient
blends together to create the perfect base for any gin-inspired cocktail.