I love martinis. But I'm really an afficionado of the basic gin or vodka martini. I'm not into the more flamboyant ones that are now out there.
My perfect martini is made this way:
I use large queen olives and stuff them with blue cheese. These are then marinated in vermouth for a week. When I make may martini, I measure out the vodka or gin (I love both!) into my martini glass...usually 1 1/2 to 2 oz. I put two marinated olives on my pick and put that into the glass. It produces a 'dirty' martini, but it's a perfect blend of the vermouth and gin/vodka.
My only other favourite is the Kilimanjaro martini. It's the only one of the more flamboyant martinis that I enjoy. It's very simple as well. Rim a martini glass with a bit of melted chocolate and put in the refrigerator to cool. In a blender, pour in 1 oz of Amarula, 1/2 oz of white creme de menthe, and 1 1/2 oz of premium vanilla ice cream. Pulse intil just blended. Pour into the cooled martini glass and enjoy. (It tastes like those little 'icy squares' that are usually available at Christmas time.)