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Alberto Martini

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (45)
Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
1 fl oz Hayman's London Dry Gin (from freezer)
1 fl oz Blanc quinquina/kina (e.g. Mattei Cap Corse, Bonal, Kina L'Aéro) (chilled)
1 fl oz Lustau Jarana Fino Sherry (chilled)
16 fl oz Cointreau L'Unique triple sec liqueur

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Coupe glass

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

  1. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Alberto Martini contains 152 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.4 standard drinks
  • 20.11% alc./vol. (40.21° proof)
  • 19.1 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

History

Adapted from a recipe in William James "Billy" Tarling's 1937 Café Royal Cocktail Book, where the creation of this cocktail is credited to "A. J. Smith".

ALBERTO
Invented by A. J. Smith
1/3 Booth's Dry Gin.
1/3 Lillet.
1/3 Sherry, Dry.
Dash of Cointreau.
Mix.
Squeeze of Orange Peel on top.

W. J. Tarling, Café Royal Cocktail Book, 1937

Review

This cocktail was originally made with Kina Lillet, and modern-day Lillet does not do it justice. However, when made with a blanc quinquina, this Martini-style cocktail is crisp, delicately herbal, and delicious.

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Comments & Discussion

Olga María Gómez Henderson
It tastes good. You can taste a bit of the orange of the Triple sec but it's not overwhelming at all.
score: 1
Calvin Grant Premium Member
I gotta say, the stem of that coupe is really trippy....and the top reminds me of Victoria boliviana....
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score: 1
Miguel Perales Premium Member
Nice variation of a Martini. I used a dry London Gin, Cocchi Americano and Manzanilla sherry on mine. The orange flavor was nicely prevalent.
Irrelevant side note: I made this for my dad on his 90th birthday a few days ago, since his name is also Alberto. He also thoroughly enjoyed it :)
score: 3
John Morris
Very nice wet martini but perhaps a bit sweet for my tastes and more in the Martinez family as is. Very enjoyable though. I upped the gin to 45 ml, dropped the sherry to 20ml and used 15 ml cocchi americano with only 7.5ml triple sec. Next time I’m going to try amontillado as it should go well with the olive leaf gin, lower the triple sec to 5ml and up the cocchi a bit to get some more bitterness.
score: 1
Melissa Demian
An odd but beguiling martini variation. Will definitely make this one again - and I don't say that of all of them! Possibly worth mentioning I'm using Aviation gin for my martinis at the moment, and it really works for this one as there's less juniper to compete with the sherry and triple sec.
score: 4

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Makes a minimum of 25 cocktails.
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