Name: Cherry Martini
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Gin; 20 ml Cherry brandy; 15 ml Dry vermouth; 2 dash Orange bitters

Cherry Martini
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Serve in a Martini glass

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

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Martini glass.
Prepare garnish of Luxardo Maraschino Cherry &/or lemon zest twist.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish with maraschino cherry &/or lemon zest twist.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Dry vermouth - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

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Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Rich cherry is balanced by botanically complex dry gin and citrus freshness, and further dried and deepened by vermouth.

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History:

Created in 2005 by yours truly in London, England. Originally based on citrus vodka, I amended this cocktail to be gin-based in May 2020 after the creation of my vodka-based Cherry Fruitini.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Cherry Martini contains 187 calories

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
25.6% alc./vol. (25.6° proof)
20.6 grams of pure alcohol

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Ross McGill

11th January at 17:26

Tried and found it too strong

Bill Ellis

28th December 2024 at 21:25

I found it a tad too sweet and syrupy so added 1 oz of vodka which suited my taste preferences

Peter McCarthy

12th July 2024 at 07:46

If you want to sweeten this up a bit for yourself or someone else, a barspoon (5 ml or 1/6 oz) or two of Luxardo maraschino cherry juice from the jar, not surprisingly, works well.

Calvin Grant

18th October 2023 at 00:41

Loved this with Cherry Heering. Especially as it warmed up.

Deyan Kavrakov

18th September 2023 at 08:01

Really exceptional does not describe it. Lovely balance. Try Regal Stir with orange zest peel and then garnish with lemon zest and Maraschino Cherry, as in the original. Fabulous.

Mark Shah

25th June 2022 at 23:35

What I love about this drink is that you can swap out the cherry brandy with pretty much any liqueur and it works! Minor adjustments needed here and there but it's a really great template.

John Hinojos

24th April 2022 at 00:21

Outstanding. Everything works perfectly together here. Nice herbal flavours from the gin and vermouth with a nice hint of cherry. Much drier than I was anticipating. On my favourites.

Stuart Davies

7th December 2021 at 11:59

Well worth approximately 185 calories ?

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