Vodka martini Vodka martini A vodka martini, also known as a vodkatini or kangaroo cocktail, is a cocktail made with vodka and vermouth, a variation of a martini. A vodka martini is made by combining vodka, dry vermouth and ice in a cocktail shaker or mixing glass. The ingredients are chilled, either by stirring or shaking, then strained and served "straight up" (without ice) in a chilled cocktail glass. The drink may be garnished with an olive, a "twist" (a strip of lemon peel squeezed or twisted), capers, or cocktail onions (with the onion garnish specifically yielding a vodka Gibson). The vodka
Gibson (cocktail) make a customer a Smirnoff Gibson at the Bull and Bar in New York City as a final test for completing the course, comically arranging the drink in a haphazard and incorrect manner before attempting to charge the customer $600. Philip Marlowe orders one in the Raymond Chandler detective novel "Playback": "...I ordered a double Gibson and asked if I could have a club sandwich where I was." In Season 3, Episode 2 of "Mad Men", "Love Among the Ruins," Roger Sterling orders a "Gibson, up" at a lunch meeting. Gibson (cocktail) The Gibson is a mixed drink made with