Bleeding Heart Martini

2 ounces dry vermouth
8 ounces premium gin
   ice cubes
4 pickled baby beets, each placed on a cocktail skewer

Chill four martini glasses in the freezer or fill with ice and let sit until frosty, about five minutes (pour out water). Add the vermouth, dividing evenly, swirl to coat the glasses, then pour out. Add gin to a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously until chilled, divide among chilled glasses. Garnish each with a skewered pickled baby beet and serve immediately.