Name: Filthy Dirty Martini
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 62.5 ml Old Tom gin; 15 ml Dry vermouth; 10 ml Olive brine; 5 ml Lime juice

Filthy Dirty Martini
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Serve in a Martini glass

Ingredients:
2.08 oz	Hayman's Old Tom Gin
¹⁄₂ oz	Strucchi Dry Vermouth
¹⁄₃ oz	Olive brine (from jarred olives)
¹⁄₆ oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Martini glass.
Prepare garnish of Lemon zest twist & skewered Fragata Green Olives.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Dry vermouth - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

The transition from a mere Dirty Martini to a Filthy Dirty Martini isn't so much about more olive brine but the addition of lime juice. This introduces citrus freshness (beyond the lemon zest twist) and sourness. Using Old Tom rather than London Dry Gin helps offset lime's sourness while bolstering botanical notes to stand up to the 'dirty' ingredients.

Unusually for a cocktail with citrus juice, I recommend you stir this cocktail, but if you prefer your Martinis shaken, then you'll need to dramatically cut back on the vermouth, olive brine and lime juice as shaking amplifies their flavours while masking the gin.

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AKA: Dirty-Dry-Dirty Martini

History:

A variation of a dry martini. Detailed information can be found on our Dry Martini page.

Nutrition:

One serving of Filthy Dirty Martini contains 162 calories

Alcohol content:

1.6 standard drinks
24.33% alc./vol. (24.33° proof)
22.5 grams of pure alcohol

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