DH puts a drop or two in the glasses using his vermouth can,* then coats the inside of them with his finger before placing in the freezer. We’ve tried every gin imaginable but always come back to Bombay Sapphire. Occasionally, we’ll smoke the martinis with a sprig of rosemary or some other botanical:
DH favors Manhattans and keeps a bottle of oak-smoked Teeling for when he wants a darker version (wouldn’t dare desecrate a bottle of Blanton’s, his fav):
I prefer Angel’s Envy and may be responsible for the sad state of this bottle:
*Christmas present eons ago.