Name: Gin Blossom Martini
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Gin; 45 ml Bianco/blanco vermouth; 22.5 ml Apricot eau-de-vie; 2 dash Orange bitters

Ingredients

1 1/2 fl oz

Hayman's London Dry Gin

1 1/2 fl oz

Strucchi Bianco Vermouth

3/4 fl oz

Apricot (abricot) eau-de-vie

2 dash

Orange Bitters by Angostura

How to make

Glassware

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.

Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.

FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Gin Blossom Martini contains 218 calories

Alcohol content:

2 standard drinks
24.3% alc./vol. (48.6° proof)
27.5 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Bianco/blanc/blanco vermouth — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Comments & Discussion

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Jeremy Harrold 2w

I splashed out on a bottle of apricot eau de vie just to try this cocktail…and I am glad I did.
The first sip suggests it’s going to be sweet but the lingering flavours from the botanicals and a ‘bready ’ apricot flavour on the finish is wonderful.
A modern classic 👍

Jeremy Harrold 17w

I used Somerset Apple Eau de Vie in lieu of Apricot Eau de Vie. No bitters but upped the Gin to 55ml and 25 Apple Brandy to slightly up the dry edge. The sweetness of the Bianco Vermouth works very well with the apple flavour. Ice cold it was nice on a warm spring tea time.

G. M. Genovese Premium Member 33w

Did not have apricot eau de vie, subbing in Giffard Abricot du Roussillon, which is obviously a vastly different product. Recipe, as prescribed, with those ratios is too incredibly cloying. 6:2:1 worked best. The orange bitters does compliment the apricot quite well.

Reg and Rog 41w

Maybe this is just my pallet for drier libations, but I found this to be a bit on the sweet side. It's good for sure, but I had found another recipe (from Haus Alpenz) that cuts the blanc de Chambery back to 3/4 of an ounce. This did the trick!

Robert Arnold 1y

I've got both Remy's Eau de vi, and also an Apricot Liqueur. So I'm contemplating doing a "field mix" as there is no "real" Apricot Eau de vi in the region. Any suggestions as to a blend? Barspoon Liqueur and the rest, the straight Eau de vi? Something like that?

Melissa Demian 1y

Like other commenters, I had no apricot eau de vie to hand, but I did have plum (go figure), and I submit that this is a better substitution than either apple or pear eaux de vie. Botanically much closer to apricots of course, and with the same combination of floral fruitiness and astringency. In any case the result is wonderful.

Andre Derailleur Premium Member 2y

A fantastic martini. Used a Hungarian apricot eau de vie. So many different botanicals in the mix. Very fragrant. I like a martini with just a touch of sweetness and this is just perfect.

Zachary Taylor 2y

Delicious. Perfect balance. I use Plymouth, Dolin blanc, Blume Marillen, Regan’s. A touch heavier on the gin.

John Hinojos Premium Member 2y

Just got a bottle of Laird's Jersey Lightning Apple Brandy (eau-de-vie) at 100 proof. Used instead of the Apricot eau-de-vie. Turned out great. Not as floral, but the hint of the apple was interesting.