The Martini Project
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The Martini Project ✦
About the Project
A totally necessary martini database, with a twist
Listen, we are living in a golden age of martinis. Espresso martinis are fueling the masses, the East River water is making dirty martinis dirtier than ever, and some bartenders are doing things with gin that should probably require a permit. It is a beautiful and chaotic time.
Enter The Martini Project your spirited guide to NYC’s best and occasionally worst martinis. There’s no crying over spilt milk, but we allow for the occasional tear over a tasteless martini. We are here to separate the crisp from the cringe and the briny from the bland.
This is not just a list. This is a mission. And it comes with blue cheese stuffed olives.
The Rubric
Introducing the TA-TA Method: A Scientific Approach to Martinis
If you are the kind of person who debates vermouth ratios like it’s a Supreme Court case, this might not be the place for you. But if you just want to know where to get a damn good martini* without wading through cocktail gatekeeping, welcome.
Every martini is judged using my highly scientific TA-TA method: Taste, Ambiance, Temperature, and Accoutrement. Because yes, the olives matter, and yes, a lukewarm martini is a crime.
Is this system flawless? No. But if the martini is good enough, by the end of the night, I will be saying ta-ta (and probably calling an Uber home.)
*I will be ordering the same martini at every location: a dirty vodka