Beverages |
|
Wozitini / Polish Martini - 2006
Recipe courtesy of Ron Wozny
INGREDIENTS
PREPARATION
Fill shaker with ice, and pour a small amount (1/2 shot or less) of vermouth into the shaker. Shake vigorously to coat ice, then strain off excess vermouth. If you use a vermouth mister, two sprays will do nicely. Add gin (2 - 1 ½ oz. shots). Add ½ oz. of olive juice. Add just a splash of water. Shake vigorously, until the shaker gets too cold to hold any longer. Strain into chilled martini glass. Garnish with olives. (Nothing less than jumbo queen olives should used… olives stuffed with blue cheese, jalapenos, etc. are a nice treat!)
If you’ve ever had one of my martinis, then you’ve tasted a long history of what we affectionately refer to as a Polish martini, inspired by our Granddad, Bernie Wozny. No dinner at Dreisbach’s was complete without starting the evening with a Polish martini.
When drinking these, don’t forget to start with a hearty “jak się masz!” (pronounced something like “yok-shey-mosh”) Although it is equally acceptable to cheers with “Mix the mush!” Jak się masz means “How are you,” but it’s the only Polish we know!
- 3 ounces gin (Beefeaters, Bombay Sapphire and Tanqueray are among my faves)
- ¼-½ ounce dry vermouth
- ½ ounce olive juice
- Splash water
- Jumbo queen Spanish olives
PREPARATION
Fill shaker with ice, and pour a small amount (1/2 shot or less) of vermouth into the shaker. Shake vigorously to coat ice, then strain off excess vermouth. If you use a vermouth mister, two sprays will do nicely. Add gin (2 - 1 ½ oz. shots). Add ½ oz. of olive juice. Add just a splash of water. Shake vigorously, until the shaker gets too cold to hold any longer. Strain into chilled martini glass. Garnish with olives. (Nothing less than jumbo queen olives should used… olives stuffed with blue cheese, jalapenos, etc. are a nice treat!)
If you’ve ever had one of my martinis, then you’ve tasted a long history of what we affectionately refer to as a Polish martini, inspired by our Granddad, Bernie Wozny. No dinner at Dreisbach’s was complete without starting the evening with a Polish martini.
When drinking these, don’t forget to start with a hearty “jak się masz!” (pronounced something like “yok-shey-mosh”) Although it is equally acceptable to cheers with “Mix the mush!” Jak się masz means “How are you,” but it’s the only Polish we know!
