Name: Francophile Martini
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Gin; 20 ml Vodka; 15 ml Blk raspberry liqueur; 10 ml Bianco/blanc/blanco vermouth; 30 ml Pineapple juice

Francophile Martini
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Serve in a Martini glass

Ingredients:
1 oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
²⁄₃ oz	Ketel One Vodka
¹⁄₂ oz	Black raspberry liqueur (e.g. Chambord)
¹⁄₃ oz	Strucchi Bianco Vermouth
1 oz	Pineapple juice

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Martini glass.
Prepare garnish of pineapple wedge.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish with pineapple wedge on rim.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Bianco/blanc/blanco vermouth - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

A simple variation on the vodka-based French Martini adding gin and vermouth to help justify its "Martini" name.

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Variant:

Riffs & variations on the French Martini with other spirits and liqueurs.

History:

Created in June 2011 by yours truly at The Cabinet Room, London, England.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Francophile Martini contains 194 calories

Alcohol content:

1.3 standard drinks
17.11% alc./vol. (17.11° proof)
18 grams of pure alcohol

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Chris Dimal

22nd June at 14:50

I really think this recipe should be the definitive French Martini recipe. Balanced, not too sweet, but still more than approachable and rich. I used my 'Chambord mix' of raspberry syrup, blackberry liqueur and dark creme de cacao (the last one for the chocolate truffle sort of note).

Rob

13th May at 22:43

Great beginning, you get the Bianco in the middle and a pineapple finish. It's a wonderful ride!

Sally Morgan

22nd March 2024 at 20:07

Not what you think of for a martini but very nice all the same.

Nick Marks

3rd January 2024 at 17:45

Aye cracking, i think its quite dangerous as it does not taste boozy in the least and i think these could creep up on you

Debbie Lahaise

14th July 2023 at 16:01

made using vermouth ( from the book ) might try with cinzano and see how much of difference there is

David Parnell

24th February 2023 at 19:15

Drier than the French Martini and much more to my taste - could become a Friday night classic!

John Hinojos

22nd November 2021 at 00:48

Looking at the comments before we made this, I think this recipe is a winner. It was very flavourful with herbal hints along with the sweetness of the remaining ingredients. Wonderful as an aperitif.

Stephen Tye

28th June 2020 at 04:59

The best I can say, is the cocktail is OK, but not one I would make again. The pineapple taste was completely lost.

Simon Difford

1st July 2020 at 20:48

This cocktail obviously needed more attention so I have once again revisited. Swapping dry for bianco vermouth seems to have greatly improved it. Thanks for bringing to my attention. Great to know your thoughts on new spec.