Auto Martini

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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
5⁄6 oz Blended Scotch whisky
5⁄6 oz Hayman's Old Tom Gin
5⁄6 oz Strucchi Dry Vermouth
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of skewered Fragata Green Olives.
  3. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. Garnish with skewered olives.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 9/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10
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Review:

A Dry Martini on steroids with flavours pumped-up yet harmonious.

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History:

Adapted from the Auto Cocktail recipe in Jacques Straub's 1914 Drinks.

Auto Cocktail
1/3 jigger French vermouth.
1/3 jigger Tom gin.
1/3 jigger Scotch whiskey.
Shake.

Jacques Straub, 1914

Nutrition:

One serving of Auto Martini contains 136 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.4 standard drinks
  • 26.09% alc./vol. (26.09° proof)
  • 19.6 grams of pure alcohol

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Bert Schouterden’s Avatar Bert Schouterden
7th July 2024 at 16:11
A Fino Sherry with a somewhat fruity afterkick. Nice !
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John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
25th December 2022 at 21:52
Very good martini. The Whisky and Gin work great together. Completely different flavour profile. Enjoyed very much.
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Doris Magnus’ Avatar Doris Magnus
22nd December 2022 at 00:25
Definitely a martini cocktail. Nice drink, fun searching for the flavours
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Malea Kneen’s Avatar Malea Kneen
16th December 2022 at 18:19
An Aston Martin-i, perhaps?
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Peter Wunsch’s Avatar Peter Wunsch
17th December 2022 at 15:41
Splendid! Humour as dry as a Martini...
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
17th December 2022 at 09:47
Great suggestion. Something I aim to take for a spin!
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