Allies Martini

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Discerning Drinkers (3 ratings)

Serve in a

Martini glass

Garnish:

Lemon zest twist (discarded) & skewered olive

How to make:

STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass.

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Review:

A Fifty-Fifty Martini with a touch of kümmel. Your choice of dry vermouth (you need a characterful one) and temperature are key to this cocktail's success. Freeze/chill all ingredients and the glass prior to mixing and it can be brilliant.

History:

Adapted from a recipe in Hugo R. Ensslin's 1917 Recipes for Mixed Drinks (2nd Edition).

ALLIES COCKTAIL.
½ French Vermouth
½ English Gin
2 dashes Russian Kummel
Stir well in a mixing glass with cracked ice, strain and serve.

Hugo R. Ensslin, 1917

Created during World War I (1914-1918), this cocktail refers to an alliance between English gin, French vermouth and (Russian) kummel (the origins of which are linked to Tsar Peter the Great).

Alcohol content:

  • 1.8 standard drinks
  • 25.17% alc./vol. (50.34° proof)
  • 25.5 grams of pure alcohol
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