Halloween
Ingredients (5)
- 2 ounces gin
- 1 ounce dry vermouth
- Ice
- Lemon twist, for garnish
- Green olive (optional)
Classic, elegant, and stiff, the martini is a simple fusion of gin and dry vermouth, stirred together with ice, and strained into a chilled glass. The main variables are the proportion of gin to vermouth, and what you choose to garnish with. This recipe uses a 2-to-1 for the former, though 4-to-1, even 5-to-1, is popular. For some, washing the martini glass with dry vermouth, then dumping the vermouth in the sink before stirring straight gin with ice, is just right. As for garnishing, adding a toothpicked green olive or two is strictly up to you.
To make this into a dirty martini—Franklin D. Roosevelt’s favorite—add a splash of olive brine from the jar and garnish with a green olive. A Gibson is made exactly like the martini, only garnished with a small cocktail onion.
Instructions
- 1Place a martini glass in the freezer to chill, 10 minutes or longer.
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2Measure the gin and vermouth into a mixing glass.
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3Add ice and stir until chilled, about 30 seconds.
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4Strain into the chilled martini glass.
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5Rub the rim of the glass with the lemon twist, drop it into the martini, and serve.
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