Corntini

Equipment: Martini glass, crushed ice, glass shaker, scoopful of small ice cubes, 1 1/2 ounces gin, splash dry vermouth, cocktail spoon, strainer, small pickled corn ear garnish and glass of ice water.

Fill martini glass with ice, set aside; put scoopful of ice, gin and vermouth in shaker; stir with spoon in circular motion until mixture is chilled and diluted, about 15 seconds; dump ice out of glass; strain mixture into glass; rim glass with garnish; serve with garnish in drink and water.