Name: Martinez (with London Dry gin)
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 50 ml Gin; 22.5 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 7.5 ml Maraschino liqueur; 1 dash Aromatic bitters; 1 drop Saline solution 4:1

Martinez (with London Dry gin)
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Serve in a Nick & Nora glass

Ingredients:
1 ²⁄₃ oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
³⁄₄ oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
¹⁄₄ oz	Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
1 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters
1 drop	Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water)

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Nick & Nora glass.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
STIR ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino) - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

This Martinez is aromatic, complex and dry. Our previous recipe included dry vermouth to add balance and complexity:
60mml (20z) Drygin
15ml (½oz) Rosso (sweet vermouth
7.5ml (¼) Dry vermouth
5ml (1 barspoon) Maraschino liqueur
1 dah Aromatic bitters

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Variant:

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History:

London dry has been the dominant gin style for over 100 years, so by extension was the gin most frequently used to make a Martinez.
See Martinez cocktail history

Nutrition:

One serving of Martinez (with London Dry gin) contains 163 calories

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
26.21% alc./vol. (26.21° proof)
21 grams of pure alcohol

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John CARR

8th March 2024 at 11:49

Since the history of the Martinez includes both maraschino and orange Curacao, decided to try the latter as a variation- 5ml Pierre Ferrand, accidentally one dash each of orange and angostura bitters. Most satisfactory!

Georgann Meadows

15th January 2024 at 03:44

Enjoyed this cocktail! Dry vermouth is mentioned in comments, but I do not see it listed as an ingredient.🤔

Georgann Meadows

28th January 2024 at 15:50

Thank you, Simon. The new recipe is my preference. Confession: I'm not a "pure" Martini lover, unlike my mother who enjoyed hers Churchill style ("just show the vermouth bottle to the glass.") Finding the previous version dryer, I enjoyed your revised mix more.

Simon Difford

15th January 2024 at 06:33

You make a good point, Georgann. I should have included the previous recipe when adding my preferred new recipe. I've now added this above. I'm keen to hear your preference.

Cameron Bennett

2nd December 2022 at 20:29

This is superb. The maraschino adds an extra level of complexity.

Leon Camfield

11th April 2022 at 20:20

That is an immense drink. I was sceptical about the dry vermouth, but it absolutely makes this drink.

Anne-Marie Murray

19th August 2021 at 00:47

A new favorite for me…

Wendy Pierce

15th August 2021 at 00:52

This is the only recipe I have found that includes dry vermouth. Is there a specific reason that you added that to the recipe?

Simon Difford

15th August 2021 at 07:37

Hi Wendy. The dry vermouth adds balance.

G. M. Genovese

2nd July 2021 at 23:30

I've been very high on these specs since I first tried them. Stirred one again this evening. Gordon's, Bonal, and Noilly Prat Dry have proven to be a most solid combo.

John Hinojos

7th May 2021 at 23:20

This is a first rate aperitif. I was reading the history of the Martini and this drink came up. One account of its origin was with the miners coming from the Gold Fields in California to San Francisco they had to pass through a town called Martinez. There are some references to the drink being refined in San Francisco and being served in the 1860s.

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