Mmmm is for Martinis…

If you know anything about us, you’ll know we love us a Martini. So with National Martini Day coming up on Thursday 19th June, followed by World Martini Day on Saturday 21st June, it would be rude of us not to give a little nod to our signature drink. With that in mind, we’ve picked out two very different bases for our Martinis, we go high proof with Beluga Gold Line Vodka and low – not in quality, but volume – with Second Sip, a new, recently released 20% abv gin created very much with sessional Martinis in mind by industry stalwarts Leo Robitschek and Nick Strangeway. Make Mine A Martini – 130 cocktails and canapés for fabulous parties by Kay Plunkett-Hogge, is our book choice and it does exactly what it says on the tin. That’s if you’re staying in… if you’re going out, we can’t recommend the seven-strong Martini List at Twenty8 NoMad in London highly enough. In the hotseat, we have Tibor Krascsenics, group beverage director at LPM Dubai. He gives us the lowdown on the brand new, extremely stylish cocktail menu, conceived and perfectly presented as a glossy fashion magazine as well as sharing his tip for the perfect Martini. For more from The Cocktail Lovers, visit thecocktaillovers.com For the products featured in this episode, see websites below: What we're mixing: Turf Club 45ml gin (Plymouth or London Dry) 45ml dry vermouth 7.5ml maraschino liqueur 2 dashes absinthe 2 dashes orange bitters Your choice of lemon twist /olive/maraschino cherry to garnish Method: Stir all ingredients over ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with your choice of lemon twist/olive/maraschino. Method: Add a handful of fresh mint leaves and the sugar syrup to a Julep cup or Rocks glass, then lightly 'muddle' together. Add bourbon, then stir, before adding plenty of crushed ice. Garnish with a sprig of mint. 28 NoMad Beluga Gold Line Vodka LPM Dubai LPM Restaurants Make Mine A Martini – 130 cocktails and canapés for fabulous parties by Kay Plunkett-Hogge Second Sip With thanks to our partners: Australian Bitters Company The Can Makers The Cocktail Lovers theme music is by Travis 'T-Bone' Watson Edited by Christian Fox