"A naked martini is a martini made by pouring gin or vodka from a bottle kept in a freezer into a frozen glass with only the suggestion of vermouth."
"The goal...is not to dilute the spirit, and by serving it so cold, you mask [the] flavor and the burn of alcohol," he explains."
"It is basically a way to consume 3 plus ounces of booze without thinking about it," Kravitz adds."
"The extreme cold helps suppress the sharpness of the alcohol, making it smoother and more enjoyable to drink."
A naked martini is made by pouring gin or vodka from a freezer into a frozen glass with only a suggestion of vermouth. The method yields a very cold, very dry martini that minimizes vermouth flavor and suppresses alcohol burn. The technique was developed at London's Dukes Hotel in the 1980s and resembles Ernest Hemingway’s icy preference. Serving the spirit ultracold avoids dilution from shaken ice and creates a smoother, more drinkable high-proof cocktail. The approach allows consumption of multiple ounces of spirit while masking sharpness and preserving strength.
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