Cocktail Friday: National Martini Day Edition

So, June 19 is actually National Martini Day, which for fans of cocktails, is practically Christmas, since martinis are simply the definitive idea of the cocktail. (Think of an adult beverage … it’s in a martini glass, isn’t it?)
Grey Goose developed a pair of recipes for us this week, one for “beginners” (the classic martini) and one for experts (hint: “absinthe rinse”).
The Original
2 oz. Grey Goose
1/2 oz. dry vermouth
Orange bitters
Olives or twist.
Making it: Fill a mixing vessel with ice; add vermouth and stir around the coat glass; strain out vermouth. Add vodka and 1 dash of bitters (optional). Stir (you’re not James Bond, kiddo). Strain into a chilled martini glass and add, per taste, skewer of olives of a lemon twist.
Martini Exceptionelle
2-1/2 oz. Grey Goose VX
Absinthe
Honey water
Garnish (your choice).
Making it: Rinse glass in a swirl of absinthe. Still VX over ice and strain into martini glass. Spray in honey water. Garnish with frozen grapes, a peach slice, a twist … or nothing at all.