Cherry Martini

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (112 ratings)

Serve in a Martini glass

Ingredients:
1 12 oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
23 oz Heering Cherry Liqueur
12 oz Strucchi Dry Vermouth
2 dash Orange Bitters by Angostura
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

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

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 8/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 5/10

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.

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’s Avatar Ross McGill
11th January at 17:26
Tried and found it too strong
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’s Avatar 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’s Avatar Calvin Grant
18th October 2023 at 00:41
Loved this with Cherry Heering. Especially as it warmed up.
Deyan Kavrakov’s Avatar 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.
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’ Avatar 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’ Avatar Stuart Davies
7th December 2021 at 11:59
Well worth approximately 185 calories ?