Name: Marsala Martini
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 50 ml Gin; 10 ml Marsala semisecco (medium); 7.5 ml Amaretto liqueur; 5 ml Dry vermouth; 1 dash Boker's style bitters

Ingredients

1 ²⁄₃ fl oz

Hayman's London Dry Gin

¹⁄₃ fl oz

Marsala semisecco (medium)

¹⁄₄ fl oz

Adriatico Amaretto Liqueur

¹⁄₆ fl oz

Strucchi Dry Vermouth

1 dash

Difford's Bokers Bitters By Bob's Bitters (optional)

How to make

Glassware

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a NICK & NORA GLASS.

Prepare garnish of pickled almond.

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.

FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

Garnish with pickled almond in cocktail.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Marsala Martini contains 163 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
27.7% alc./vol. (55.39° proof)
20.2 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Dry vermouth — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

History

Adapted from a recipe created circa 2013 by Tony Conigliaro at 69 Colebrooke Row. Tony C's original recipe calls for 50ml London dry gin, 10ml marsala dolce (sweet marsala), 5ml dry vermouth and 3 dashes of 69 Colebrooke Row-housemade almond bitters. Lacking 69 Colebrooke Row's lab kit or the patience to use it, I subbed amaretto for the almond bitters and used a semisecco (medium) marsala.

See Martini cocktail history and evolution

Comments & Discussion

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Stephen Broughall Premium Member 1y

Further to my comment, I just looked
at your 16th edition and see that the amaretto amount is less and the gin and dry vermouth is upped. I will try this version. Why the change?

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 1y

Hopefully, it was a change that improved the cocktail.

Stephen Broughall Premium Member 1y

The amaretto seemed a bit too strong for me so will reduce it next time. I would think the marsala could also be a big variable. Really different and a creative martini variation. Will try again but play with the ingredients.

Amy 2y

Tried this a few times but the last version was a winner. Adnams Gin, dry Pellegrino Marsala superiore, noilly prat, disaronno, half a dash chocolate bitters and half a dash liquorice bitters. I will pickle some almonds for the next go.

G. M. Genovese Premium Member 2y

Begs for an olive and/or brine. A rare Martini with layers and depth. Well done!

Jeremy Harrold 3y

The best single word to describe the drink, ‘sophisticated’.
I used Lustau dry vermouth which gave a great balance to all components.

Frederic D. Premium Member 4y

I used Hendricks, Dolin dry, sherry in lieu of marsala, and a tad too much amaretto (my mistake, I overpoured). Still very good, I think it would have been fantastic if I made it before drinking the Last Word....

Ella Malt 4y

Hi Simon, can you let me know where you get pickled almonds from? Have made this cocktail several times and I love it!

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 4y

Not sure they are something you can buy. I think you have to pickle your own. Try with this cocktail at Bar Termini in London's Old Compton Street. Delicious.