Orange Bloom Martini

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Serve in a Martini glass

Ingredients:
1 1⁄2 oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
3⁄4 oz Cointreau triple sec liqueur
3⁄4 oz Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Martini glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. Garnish with maraschino cherry.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 8/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10
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Review:

Fruity, zesty, delicately herbal orange laced with gin. Modern bartending convention is to stir rather than shake this "Martini" but it's better shaken, as stipulated by Harry Cradock.

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History:

Adapted from the following recipe in Harry Cradock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book.

ORANGE BLOOM COCKTAIL
¼ Italian vermouth
¼ Cointreau
½ Dry Gin
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass and add cherry.

Harry Cradock, 1930

Martini cocktail and its evolution

Nutrition:

One serving of Orange Bloom Martini contains 186 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.6 standard drinks
  • 25.44% alc./vol. (25.44° proof)
  • 22.9 grams of pure alcohol

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G. M. Genovese’s Avatar G. M. Genovese
25th January at 18:58
Sticking to the prescribed ingredients, I found this recipe way too sweet. I proceeded to repeatedly cleave down the measures until I was satisfied. And I did this too many times, but it could be blamed on the Cocchi di Torino and Luxardo Triplum. I settled on a 5:2:1 with those. I tried Georgann's mistake afterward (with Noilly Prat dry) and it was a vastly different swill. Still some work to be done. I'm guessing French brands of the latter two ingredients will be more pleasing. You tell me.
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Matt’s Avatar Matt
26th November 2024 at 06:24
Not a radical recipe, but a very nice cocktail. Gin and vermouth are obvious, and the Cointreau gives a nice orange twist on the flavor. Obviously sweeter than a Negroni, but if you like Negroni and it's variants I think you'll also like this.
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John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
20th March 2024 at 00:58
Had it again, as it was a delightful as we remembered. Happy Vernal Equinox 2024.
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adrian lord’s Avatar adrian lord
18th September 2023 at 20:46
Just knocked up one of these and it is first class. I’m not usually a fan of orange flavours, but here the balance is exquisite.
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Nick Bull’s Avatar Nick Bull
1st June 2023 at 18:09
Very much enjoyed this as an after-dinner Martini, constrasting with my usual dry Martini aperitif. I didn’t find it overly sweet, as others have, but then I do have a sweet tooth.

Loved the subtle citrus hints and background herby flavours.
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Georgann Meadows’ Avatar Georgann Meadows
17th November 2022 at 00:33
Accidentally grabbed dry vermouth rather than sweet, but ended up with a very pleasant aperitif that might appeal to those finding the original too sweet.
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John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
20th March 2024 at 01:07
Thanks for the tip. I do find it a bit sweet, so will use the dry vermouth next time.
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Myxo Gastrid’s Avatar Myxo Gastrid
16th October 2022 at 17:56
tastes like boozy and bitter candied orange peels. like others noted, might be better with more gin or dry curacao
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James R’s Avatar James R
27th January 2022 at 00:25
I found it a bit on the sweet end (As one would expect for the ingredients). I would Adjust the ratio to be more gin-forward.
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John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
11th May 2021 at 00:04
Very good for before dinner. We used Dry Curacao for the orange flavour.
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Jordan Howse’s Avatar Jordan Howse
15th March 2021 at 22:56
This was much better than I had expected. I used Tanqueray Malacca and it was just perfect for this.
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