One Bombay Sapphire Martini, extra dry, straight up, stirred, with a twist.
If your martini glass isn't chilled, you'll have to chill it quick. Let it stand filled with crushed ice and soda water while you prepare your martini. Here's a neat trick to see if your glass is really chilled enough: take a lemon strip that you prepared earlier, and twist one in the middle of an empty, chilled glass. If the lemon juice starts to creep up the sides of the glass, it's ready.
Put about 3-4 rocks in your mixer and pour in a dash of vermouth and swish it around. And since we're making an extra dry martini, cage the mixer with the strainer and pour out the excess vermouth.
Next, pour in 3 ounces of Sapphire. If you're not comfortable with speedpouring, use a jigger (pour in 2 jiggers full).
Now, very slowly and carefully stir the mixture around with a mixing spoon, being careful not to break the ice. Stir for about 30 seconds or until you feel the coldness freezing the outside of the shaker.
Cage your mixer and strain the concoction into your chilled martini glass. Drop in the lemon twist and sip away in blissful ecstasy.
- trask