Sweet Martini

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Serve in a Martini glass

Ingredients:
2 1⁄2 oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
1⁄2 oz Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Martini glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of skewered Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.
  3. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. Garnish with skewered cherry.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 9/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10
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Review:

A 5:1Dry Martini made with sweet vermouth - sweet in name but drier than the cherry garnish might indicate.

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Variant:

Gin & It

Nutrition:

One serving of Sweet Martini contains 188 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.9 standard drinks
  • 29.13% alc./vol. (29.13° proof)
  • 26.2 grams of pure alcohol

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John CARR’s Avatar John CARR
6th June 2024 at 14:03
Great to compare to the Gin & It. At the risk of sounding obvious, this one is definitely a martini in flavour and style. I also went with a lemon twist, and a tiny spritz of orange bitters. 50/50 Punt e Mes and Carpano on this occasion. As the other DD’s commented, dangerously drinkable! Knocked it back by a third as it’s a school night, but immediately tempted to make another!
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Paul Holdsworth’s Avatar Paul Holdsworth
10th February 2024 at 18:59
What a fantastic drink! I can't quite believe it's getting so little attention compared with the Gin & It, which it trumps so easily. I'll be using this to roadtest any new sweet vermouth that comes my way. I did switch in a twist of lemon, instead of the cherry - more in keeping with a proper grown-up and phenomenally dry, but balanced, cocktail, I felt. As John Hart says, dangerously smooth - in a VERY good way!
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John Hart’s Avatar John Hart
17th September 2022 at 15:44
Caorunn and Carpano Classico, dangerously smooth
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