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Dickens' Dry Martini

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (29)
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Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
2 1⁄12 fl oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
5⁄12 fl oz Strucchi Dry Vermouth
1 dash Orange Bitters by Angostura

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How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Martini glass

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill a MARTINI GLASS.
  2. No garnish to prepare.

Method

  1. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. Serve naked, without garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
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Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Dickens' Dry Martini contains 152 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.6 standard drinks
  • 29.37% alc./vol. (58.73° proof)
  • 22.2 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

History

See the Evolution of the Dry Martini.

Review

In an ironic reference to Charles Dickens' novel Oliver Twist, a "Dickens' Martini" is served without an olive or a twist. The ratio of gin to vermouth is a matter of personal taste; mine is as specified in this recipe, five parts gin to one part vermouth.

Cocktail of the day:

7th February 2026 is Charles Dickens' birthday

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Comments & Discussion

Stephen Lawrence
Go on - go 15:75. You can add 15mos of him to the vermouth and then do another 60.
score: 0
Gustavo Alejandro Fucito
I would like a class that teaches how to achieve that measurement accuracy without laboratory equipment.
score: 1
Gareth Hives Premium Member
Ha ha let’s be honest we’ve all done 60 and 15. You can’t go over 60 on the Diffords jigger anyway
score: 2
Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member
The top marking on the Easy Jigger is 60ml on one side and 1oz on the other, but if you fill to the brim, it's 75ml. Hence, for 62.5ml I fill a little over the 60ml mark.
score: 0
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Ignacio Seligra
Quite contradictory named, since it goes no-Olive(r), no-Twist. Maybe should be No-Dickens' Martini?
score: 3
Cassandra Adams Premium Member
Or maybe "What the Dickens?! Martini"...
score: 3
Kevin Haynes Premium Member
I might try the 5:1 ratio, but I love olives so much, even the cheap ones, that I can't go without them for my martinis.

But to each their own!
score: 1
Gareth Hives Premium Member
Genuinely look forward to the Friday night emails , this is being made shortly.
PS the auto save feature is now perfect thank you
score: 2
Nikolaus Linder Premium Member
Straight'n'clean, no veggies -- just as it should be. Conceptual purity-wise only surpassed by the Churchill Martini which I find a tad reductionist :)
score: 1
John Hinojos Premium Member
This is one of my favourite martinis. It has the wonderful herbal flavours with a slight hint of bitter orange at the end. Perfect for a before dinner cocktail or just an afternoon sipper.
score: 2

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