Martini Special

Difford's Guide
Discerning Drinkers (15 ratings)

Serve in a

Coupe glass

Garnish:

Orange zest twist

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

2 fl oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
3/4 fl oz Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
1/24 fl oz Orange blossom water / Orange flower water
2 dash La Fée Parisienne absinthe
1 dash Angostura Aromatic Bitters
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Review:

A 'Sweet' Martini [it's dry and aromatic] aromatised with orange flower water, absinthe and angostura bitters.

History:

Adapted from a recipe in Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book.

MARTINI (SPECIAL) COCKTAIL. (6 people)
4 Glasses of Gin.
1½ Glasses Italian Vermouth.
1/3 Glass Orange-flower Water.
Before shaking, add a dash of Absinthe and one of two dashes of Angostura Bitters.

Harry Craddock', 1930

Martini cocktail and its evolution

Nutrition:

One serving of Martini Special contains 180 calories.

Alcohol content:

  • 1.7 standard drinks
  • 27.51% alc./vol. (55.02° proof)
  • 23.3 grams of pure alcohol
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