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Caprese Martini
Measurements in:
Serves:
| 8 fresh | Basil leaves |
| 2 fl oz | Ketel One Vodka (from freezer) |
| 3⁄4 fl oz | Tomato water (clarified tomato juice) (chilled) |
| 1⁄2 fl oz | Strucchi Bianco Vermouth (chilled) |
How to make
Glass
Photographed in an Urban Bar Verdot Small Martini Glass 12.5cl
Prepare
- Select and pre-chill a MARTINI GLASS.
- Prepare garnish of olive oil (drops) and skewered cherry tomato (perhaps also with a mini Buffalo Mozzarella ball).
Method
- MUDDLE basil leaves in base of stirring glass.
- Add other ingredients and STIR with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish
- Garnish with 3 drops of olive oil floated on surface.
- 600g of tomatoes (ideally, 2 beef tomatoes with cherry tomatoes to make up the weight)
- 5g of sea salt
Blend tomatoes and salt into a puree, then use a Superbag to strain by hanging it in the fridge over a container to catch the dripping juice. Repeat using a coffee filter in place of the Superbag.
Bottle, refrigerate and use within 2 days.
Flavour Profile
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Health & Nutrition
Alcohol content:
We don't have enough information to calculate the alc./vol., but based on known ingredients, this recipe contains at least:
- 20.8 grams of pure alcohol
Allergens:
Recipe contains the following allergens:
- Bianco/blanc/blanco vermouth — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites
History
The earliest mention of the Caprese Martini drinks writer Robert Simonson has found is in a 29 September 2004 review on the Encore Lunch Club and Liquid Lounge by Amina Ahktar in the Chicago Tribune, describing the cocktail as "the most bizarre, bitter and bilious concoctions we could find."
Review
The flavours of a caprese salad served in a Dirty Vodkatini.
$1.60 per cocktail*
Makes a minimum of 12.5 cocktails.
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