Vodkatini

A Vodkatini is a cocktail made with vodka and vermouth, a variation of a martini.

A standard vodkatini is made by combining four parts of unflavored vodka, one-half part of dry vermouth, and ice in a cocktail shaker or mixing glass. The ingredients are chilled, either by stirring or shaking, then strained and served "straight up" (without ice) in a chilled cocktail glass. The drink can be garnished with either an olive, a twist (a strip of lemon peel, usually squeezed or twisted), capers, or cocktail onions.

The vodkatini has become a common variation of the martini, but controversial among devotées. In the late twentieth century, the vodkini supplanted the traditional gin-based martini in popularity. Today, when bar and restaurant customers order "a martini," they frequently have in mind a drink made with vodka. Martini purists decry this development: while few object to the drink itself, they strenuously object to it being called "a martini." The martini, they insist, is a gin-based cocktail.

In the movies, James Bond was a strict vodka martini drinker who preferred his cocktail "shaken, not stirred." His fondness for vodka was accompanied by Smirnoff having the product placement rights in the films.

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