People Are Making Stuffed Olive Ice Cubes for Better Martinis

A viral series of videos online shows smart martini drinkers freezing olive brine, blue cheese, and olives for better dirty martinis. Here’s what to know.

Some frequent orderers of martinis definitely know their preferred blend—and will take nothing but their perfect martini—but for equal opportunist martini drinkers, there’s a world of potential with every order. You can get yours shaken or stirred, with gin or vodka—even with the promise of it being extra dirty and topped with a blue cheese olive, if you like. Or, perhaps, you want your martini garnished with a stuffed olive ice cube.

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TikTok’s resident cheese gal (her handle is literally @Chzgal) has dreamt up the most genius way to keep your martini chilled and dirty—aka the key to your perfect sipping experience. After taking a little inspo from fellow creator Disco Cubes, the Cheese Gal got to work on her own innovation: stuffed olive ice cubes. “Frozen blue cheese stuffed olives for your Dirty Martini