re: Dirty Martini Olive Juice

I'm a huge fan of a good dirty martini as well but I have to ask. How many of these things you are making and how dirty are you making them? I figure I could make maybe 20 martini's from a 16oz jar of olives and probably 100 from one of those bottles.

That said, my Aunt spends a good deal of time in Spain and comes back with a ton of fresh olives(that is apparently a huge PIA to get through Customs and I question why she does it) but she's earned the right for me to just accept her quirkiness. She says she brines them in 1 cup water, 1 tablespoon kosher salt, 1 tablespoon sugar. She said don't touch them for a week for best results but 2 days is sufficient in a pinch.