A Giant Martini
Glass Performance can be dotted a mile off. It’s long-stemmed and characteristic,
inverted conical form and flat base is hard to miss. Infect, the typical
martini glass has become an iconic symbol of the popular beverage called
'cocktail'. The history of the unique martini glass is as charming as the
history of the martini itself.
The martini does not call for ice
and the deep V-shape is exactly meant for such cocktails that need to be served
chilled but without the presence of ice in the glass. So, it is the glass that
has to be ice-covered or chilled to perfection. And the long stem ensures that
the warmth of the hand does not play killjoy with the inside of the glass
.
Martini glasses were called by
the more generic 'cocktail glasses' till the martini was created. And after
that there were two distinctive categories of glasses: the cocktail glass and
the martini glass.
How was the martini created? One
story goes that in 1862 in San Francisco, Jerry Thomas, a bartender at the
city's well-known Occidental hotel, was asked to whip up an original drink. The
person who made that request was on his way to Martinez, where the gold rush
had begun. Thus challenged, Jerry Thomas came up with an impromptu new recipe
there itself and thus was born the 'Martinez Special' which later gave way to
the now iconic martini'.
The modern martini glass has come
a long way from its original plain glass form. Today's martini glasses are colorful,
sport funky designs and are more than just a cocktail receptacle. They are
style statements, to be flaunted at parties and dos and proudly display in the
glass cabinet. The US brand Designs by Lolita has created an entire range
devoted only to the martini. Each glass is individually hand-painted in
Lolita's trademark, quirky manner, with some wacky words thrown in for greater
impact. But, the icing on the cake has to be the fantastic cocktail recipe at
the bottom of each cocktail glass. What's even more appealing is that each
martini glass addresses a typical female mood or quandary, making it that much
more private.
But, just why did this particular
cocktail glass have a wide mouth unlike its counterparts? Again, controversies
surround this. According to one story, the particular shape was an invention
during the Prohibition era. The wide brim served to quickly dispel any illegal
alcohol there was in the event of a surprise raid. Yet another theory suggests
that the wide brim produced surface tension that would efficiently release the
gin's bouquet. Whatever may be the reason, the martini managed to create its
own place among the many cocktails even as its distinctive glass shape achieved
a stardom and iconic status of its own.
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