Name: Dry Martini (7:1 ratio) Embury's
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 70 ml Gin; 10 ml Dry vermouth; 1 dash Orange bitters

Dry Martini (7:1 ratio) Embury's
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Serve in a Martini glass

Ingredients:
2 ¹⁄₃ oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
¹⁄₃ oz	Strucchi Dry Vermouth
1 dash	Orange Bitters by Angostura optional

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Martini glass.
Prepare garnish of skewered Fragata Green Olive or lemon zest twist.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Express lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish &/or garnish with skewered olive.

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:

Readers of Embury will know he had a bone dry palate and Martinis made to his specification are just that, and with the correct dilution, fabulous.

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History:

In his The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks, David Embury writes of this drink "After extensive experimentation I have arrived at the ratio of 5 to 1 as the proportion most pleasing to the average palate. Personally, I like a ratio of about 7 to 1 even better, and I know some who prefer a ratio as high as 10 to 1."

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Nutrition:

One serving of Dry Martini (7:1 ratio) Embury's contains 166 calories

Alcohol content:

1.7 standard drinks
30.13% alc./vol. (30.13° proof)
24.2 grams of pure alcohol

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John Hinojos

16th May at 00:04

Made this is Empress 1908 Indigo Gin. Cocktail was outstanding and the dark purple-violet was very striking in the modern martini glass.

Ian Lockley

27th February at 11:24

Apparently 7:1 is also Dale DeGroff’s preferred ratio

John Hinojos

14th September 2023 at 00:33

Had again using a local, San Diego, gin called San Miguel. It is made with many of the herbs which are local. It is a bit more robust in flavour with a hint of pepper.
Cocktail turned out outstanding, as it did before. Very different flavour profile.
Would encourage people to try other brands. Some of small boutique distillers are coming out with some very interesting blends.

John Hinojos

9th September 2022 at 00:08

Excellent. The herbal qualities of the gin are much more present than in other Martinis. Had this to salute Queen Elizabeth II on her passing, and to toast King Charles III.

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