Knickerbocker Martini

Serve in a Martini glass...
1¾	fl oz	Rutte Dry Gin
¾	fl oz	Noilly Prat Extra Dry Vermouth
½	fl oz	Martini Rosso sweet vermouth

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How to make:

STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass.

Garnish:

Orange zest twist

Comment:

Aromatic vermouth dominates this flavoursome Martini variant.

About:

This cocktail first appears in Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book. For the full story see our Knickerbocker Cocktails page.

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