Old Martinique Special

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (9 ratings)

Photographed in a Bespoke Martini

Ingredients:
2 oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
1 oz Strucchi Dry Vermouth
112 oz Orange Curaçao liqueur
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Martini glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
  3. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

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

Review:

Drinks writer, Robert Simonson describes this as "basically an Improved Martini Cocktail." He's right.

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History:

An adaptation of a 1930s cocktail from New York City's Hotel Martinique courtesy of The Mix with Robert Simonson, March, 2023.

Nutrition:

One serving of Old Martinique Special contains 175 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.8 standard drinks
  • 26.49% alc./vol. (26.49° proof)
  • 24.5 grams of pure alcohol

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John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
13th November 2024 at 01:09
Had this cocktail again, but with a slight modification. Lowered by vermouth by 1/4 and used blue Curacao. Cocktail sightly more dry with a interesting ice aqua blue colour. The gin flavour was a bit more prominent.
G. M. Genovese’s Avatar G. M. Genovese
2nd March 2024 at 13:40
Looking at these specs, I couldn't see why one would measure that small amount of Curacao. I opted to give the glass (Nick & Nora) a heavy rinse of Pierre Ferrand. My St. George Terroir really sticks out in this. I think I would've preferred a gin more spicy and herbal. At any rate, this turned out good with what I used. Just enough orange character. I think it's growing on me.
John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
3rd May 2023 at 00:16
As with most martini cocktails, the quality of your ingredients will dramatically impact the final flavour. We used a Southern California local gin from the lower Mojave desert. It has light citrus hints which pared excellently with the dry curacao. Perfect and well worth a try. Into my favourites.