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Emerald Martini

Name: Emerald Martini
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 50 ml Lime flavoured vodka; 10 ml Chartreuse Green; 15 ml Bianco/blanco vermouth; 2 drop Saline solution 4:1

Difford’s Guide

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Measurements in:

Serves:

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Ingredients
1 2/3 fl oz	Lime flavoured vodka (from freezer)
1/3 fl oz	Green Chartreuse (or alternative herbal liqueur)
1/2 fl oz	Strucchi Bianco Vermouth (chilled)
2 drop	Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s

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 mint leaf, lemon and lime zest twists.

Method

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

Garnish

EXPRESS lemon and lime zest twists over cocktail and discard.
Garnish with mint leaf floated on the cocktail or pegged/stuck with spot of honey to the rim.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Emerald Martini contains 172 calories

Alcohol content:

1.6 standard drinks
29.27% alc./vol. (58.54° proof)
22 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Bianco/blanc/blanco vermouth — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

History

Adapted from a cocktail discovered in 2005 at Bugsy's Bar in Prague, Czech Republic.

Review

Green-tinged rather than emerald-coloured but with herbal-lime notes that, along with the name, suggest a greenness in the flavour.

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Comments & Discussion

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Dan Casselman 1y

Meh! On the plus side it did help to use up some of the Lime Vodka (stick to the Lemon). Tastes as expected, weak, thin, lacking character, like so many people. (and yes, I am drinking in the afternoon)