Finally Membership has real privileges. With a menu of martinis 40+ strong and a tradition of full glasses at Adam’s Place we offer something a little special for our martini drinkers. For an initiation fee of $50 and a $30 renewal fee every year after you get a larger than normal crystal martini glass with your personal number imprinted. Plus the Martini Club meets regularly on Wednesday nights. Please call 541-344-6948.
How to order a martini --
Traditional Martini preferences
Wet – one part dry vermouth with two parts vodka or gin
Traditional - one part dry vermouth with four parts vodka or gin
Dry – small splash of dry vermouth in your martini
Rinse - small splash of dry vermouth in your glass which is spilled out
Extra Dry – 3 drops of vermouth in your martini
Super Dry – carefully placing the vermouth bottle between the shaker and the closest light source so that the vermouth
shadow lands on the shaker for no more then 7 seconds
Dirty – splash of olive juice in your martini
Muddy – multiple olive juice splashes in your martini
Perfected – rinse of sweet and dry vermouth
Twist – lemon twist no olive
Gibson – with onion
History of the Martini
Though the true origins of this elegant potion are shrouded in mystery, its name is directly linked to the Martini Sola & Co. vermouth (today, called Martini & Rossi) that went into the drink. A cocktail called the martini was being served in American bars shortly after the Civil War. Then, the martini was mixed half-and-half gin and vermouth, but the proportions changed as the decades passed. At the end of prohibition, martinis were 4 to 1 in favor of gin and had even acquired their own long-stemmed, wide-mouthed glass.
After World War II, the famed Harry’s Bar in Venice introduced a version called the Montgomery, after British Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, who was said to have preferred a ratio of 1 British troop to every 15 German soldiers in battle-a very dry martini indeed.
Among dry martini fanciers, one legend has it that a good bartender simply whispers the word "vermouth" over the shaker. In the old "Thin Man" films, Nick Charles used a medicine dropper for the vermouth and a lot of gin for the glass.
The vodka martini is another innovation that was popularized in Ian Fleming’s original James Bond movies in the 1960s and gave rise to one of the most famous lines in cinema history- "shaken, not stirred."
As far as garnishes are concerned, the classicist insists on a lemon peel. Others prefer an olive, some like the tang of a white cocktail onion and the more adventurous will try anything from kumquats to jalapeno peppers.
Whatever your preferences, we invite you to rediscover with us the Classic American Cocktail. Tonight, savor the sharp, cold sting of an icy dry Martini.
MARTINIS
The Adam
Tanqueray Ten Gin, no vermouth, extra, extra shaken with an orange twist.
The Smokey
Bombay White Gin, a Chivas rinse and a lemon twist.
The Real Adam’s Manhattan
Maker’s Mark Bourbon, Vya Sweet Vermouth and Grand Marnier
The Vesper
Bomby Sapphire Gin, Stolichnaya Vodka, Lillet Blanc, and a lemon twist.
Vapor
Grey Goose L’ Orange, a splash of Parfait Amore, and an orange twist.
Negroni
Organic Nation Gin, Vya Sweet Vermouth, and Campari.
Kurant Cosmo
Absolut Kurant Vodka, Triple Sec, lime and cranberry juices.
Pomegranate Sidecar
Jacque Cardin Brandy, Pomegranate liqueur, and lemon juice with a sugared rim.
Ruby
Absolut Citron Vodka, Cointreau, grapefruit, cranberry, and lime juices.
Chocolatier
Stolichnaya Vanilla Vodka, Crème de Cocoa light garnished with a chocolate straw
Espresso Alexander
Crater Lake hazelnut Espresso Vodka, Crème de Cocoa, and cream.
COCKTAILS
Horseneck
Bulleit Bourbon, Organic ginger ale and lemon bitters.
Peach Champagne Cocktail
Cava, with sugar and peach bitters.
Ginger Margarita
Housemade Ginger infused Tequila, orange liqueur and fresh lime.
New/Old Fashion
Bourbon, or French Brandy with bitters, muddled Italian cherries, orange, and lemon.
Uncle Benny
Chivas Regal on the Rocks.
November Rain
Rittenhouse Rye, Gingerbread liqueur and orange bitters.
Navan Toddy
Navan Vanilla Cognac, honey and lemon.
Hot Coffee Grog
Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum, Organic sugar cane juice, Spices, coffee, and whipped cream.
Absinthe
St. George Absinthe with water and a sugar cube
Exquisite
Zaya Rum and Remy VSOP Cognac
Purple Rose of Cairo
A blend of rose infused vodka, Parfait Amour and a squeeze of lemon.