Montana Club Martini

Review:

Expressed oils from a lemon zest twist are essential to the freshness of this beautifully rounded, old-tom gin-based Sweet Martini.

Variant:

Montana (Harry Johnson, 1900) with sloe gin, dry vermouth, anisette and Boker's bitters.
Montana (Hoffman House, 1905) with dry vermouth, anisette and Boker's bitters.
Montana Club (J.A. Grohusko, 1908) with brandy, dry vermouth, anisette and aromatic bitters.
Montana (Jacques Straub, 1913) with brandy, dry vermouth, ruby port, anisette and aromatic bitters.
Montana (Albert Stevens Crockett, 1931) with brandy, dry vermouth and ruby port.

History:

Adapted from a recipe thought to have been created by Julian Anderson, who, from 1893 to 1953, was the bartender at The Montana Club, a private club in Helena, Montana, USA. As this is the club's signature cocktail, over his 60-year tenure, he certainly mixed thousands of Montana Club Martinis and included the recipe in his self-published 1919 book Julian's Recipes.

Montana Club Cocktail
MARTNI COCKTAIL
(Use a Mixing Glass)
½ A glass of shaved ice;
2 Dashes of orange bitters;
1 Jigger Old Tom Gin;
¼ Jigger Italian Vermouth.
Stir with a spoon, strain it into a cocktail glass, squeeze a piece of lemon peel over the top and serve.

Julian Anderson, Julian's Recipes, 1919

Nutrition:

One serving of Montana Club Martini contains 187 calories