1888 Dirtiest Martini Mix

This olive juice is fantastic. I have tried various other brands and this is top 2. Best comparison is Texas Hill brand. This juice has an oil slick that i am totally here for. Its clean, salty, briney and absolutley delicious for the dirty martini lover. The oil i think sets this apart in a great way, I have never seen anything else like it. Its very concentrated so a little goes a long way. Absolutley worth it!

So I bought this stuff 3 years ago and left it in my basement and never got around to using it... until this past week. Before moving on, remember to 'shake well before use' because oil does separate over time and when kept in my 55 degree basement. Maybe it was aged to perfection? I dont know, but my experience was out of this world. I used Kettle One and a dry Martini n Rossi vermouth, along with some garlic stuffed olives. Well upon mixing it up, 80% vodka, 10% vermouth, 10% 1888 (I'm no pro) what resulted was a cloudy beverage that tasted smooth (probably thanks to the oils), not overly salty, mellow (probably thanks to the 1888) and delightful. Even though Kettle One is a very smooth vodka, its still vodka and has a bite to it. When using the 1888 vs any other brine olive juice, I think its the real oil in there that takes away from the bite. Maybe it coats the tongue, maybe it neutralizes something, I dont know, but its just so smooth and mellow I cannot get over it. I have been drinking dirty martinis for years and this tastes nothing like those, but in a good way. That in itself though may be something to consider for someone buying this. So as of writing this review, I have a martini night scheduled with friends where I will gain some second opinions and post them here in the future.

Best martini's on the planet are made with 1888. I've used 1888 for over 10 years and it never fails to deliver on the best olive flavor to make the dirtiest martini's you can imagine. Give it a try once and you'll be hooked.

I correct this. The second bottle was just as good as the first, once I switched from Wyborowa to Gin Mare. It is possible my bottle of Wyborowa was actually bad. A perfect pairing that doubles down on the savory notes from the gin. -Original Review- Hit or Miss Paired with Wyborowa at a 4:1 ratio as suggested by the bottle. My first bottle came out perfect, with little to none of the oiliness mentioned in other reviews. Very smooth and savory. My second bottle was very oily and left an astringent aftertaste, followed by extreme bitterness and a heat from a fairly smooth vodka punching through. I cannot recommend this product based on its inconsistency. I hope they do something to address.

Having read the very high reviews for this product, I was excited to try it. I now suspect a Susan Saunders/Amazongate-like scam. I love dirty martinis and didn't want to continue to buy jars of olives simply for the juice, so I thought this mix would solve my problems. I was wrong. When I opened the bottle, I noticed a very processed smell similar to the fake lemon juice sold in lemon shaped plastic bottles (which surprised me considering the "all natural, non-processed" claims of the maufacturer) but I decided to try the drink anyway. Big mistake. When mixed with alcohol, the fake lemon smell evolves into an odor I have only ever encountered while changing dirty diapers, so I dumped the untouched martini and stuck the bottle back into the fridge. A few days later, a friend wanted to try the mix, so I opened it up and started to pour it into a measuring glass but noticed that there were now nasty clumps of orange goo floating at the top of the bottle. Since it has been refrigerated since it arrived and wasn't even a week old, I am not sure how it managed to spoil while being chilled, but it did. I will never buy this mix again, and would not recommend it to anyone.

Good product

Best martini mixer out there!

I hate martinis but my wife says it was the best of all time. If you like it filthy.