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Dirty Martini cocktail recipe

Dirty Martini

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Prep: 1 minMaking: 1 minTotal: 2 mins
Serving: 1 cocktail

Ingredients

  • Gin 70ml / 2.5oz
  • Vermouth 15ml / .5oz
  • Olive Brine (or Olive Juice) 25ml / .8oz
  • 2-4 Olives to garnish

Recipe

  • Add Ice, Gin, Vermouth, and Olive Brine (or Olive Juice) to a mixing glass
  • Stir well with a bar spoon
  • Strain into a chilled Cocktail Glass
  • Garnish with 3 Green Olives.

Vermouth

Vermouth is an aromatic fortified wine that’s flavoured with various botanicals and is sometimes coloured.

Traditionally, Vermouth was used for medicinal purposes (we’ve heard that one before, am I right guys?) but was later served as an aperitif in fashionable Turin cafes in the mid to late 18th century.

By the 19th century, it’d become popular with bartenders in the creation of fancy cocktails such as the Martini, the Manhattan, the Rob Roy, and the Negroni.

Gin

Gin is a distilled alcohol drink made from Juniper Berries and is one of the most popular alcoholic beverages in the world.

It’s popularity is growing year on year, with sales in the UK rising beyond £3 billion per year.

For Gin, we recommend:

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