Dry Martini
The Dry Martini is a spirit-forward cocktail made with Gin and Dry Vermouth. It is stirred and served in a cocktail glass, about 29% ABV.
- Method
- Stirred
- Glass
- Cocktail glass
- Served
- Martini
- Strength
- About 29% ABV
- Family
- Spirit-forward
- Listed in
- IBA official cocktail
Ingredients
- 60mlGin
- 10mlDry Vermouth
How to make it
- Stir all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
- Garnish with olive or lemon twist.
Tip: Stir with plenty of cold, hard ice for 20 to 30 seconds. You want it chilled and silky, not cloudy.
About the Dry Martini
Martinis have got steadily drier: late-1800s recipes used as much vermouth as gin, while mid-20th-century drinkers boasted of barely letting the vermouth touch the glass.
Missing something?
- No Gin? Use Old Tom Gin (Sweeter and rounder, so cut the syrup a little)
- No Gin? Use Genever (Maltier and rounder)
- No Dry Vermouth? Use Bianco Vermouth (Sweeter)
- No Dry Vermouth? Use Lillet Blanc (Fruitier and sweeter)
All swaps for Gin and Dry Vermouth
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