Dry Martini (15:5 dumped) Franklin

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Serve in a Martini glass

Ingredients:
2 1⁄2 oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
1⁄2 oz Strucchi Dry Vermouth
1 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 2 skewered Fragata Green Olives.
  3. STIR vermouth with ice.
  4. STRAIN and discard excess to leave the glass and ice coated with vermouth.
  5. Pour gin and orange bitters over vermouth-coated ice and STIR.
  6. STRAIN into chilled glass.
  7. Garnish with skewered olives.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Review:

A (roughly 15:5 ratio "dumped") Dry Martini named after Franklin Roosevelt and garnished with two olives.

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History:

There is considerable debate around the origin of the Martini and the best way to make this drink. Detailed information can be found on our Dry Martini page.

Nutrition:

One serving of Dry Martini (15:5 dumped) Franklin contains 183 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.9 standard drinks
  • 29.37% alc./vol. (29.37° proof)
  • 26.5 grams of pure alcohol

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Simon Sedgley’s Avatar Simon Sedgley
21st June at 04:23
Our maths tells us that this is a 15:3 (not 15:5) ratio. Or are we missing something?
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Tuber Magnatum’s Avatar Tuber Magnatum
27th April at 22:35
So I have tried this twice, both made with Monkey 47 gin and Dolin Vermouth. The first time I followed Dick Bradsell's version as I had just read his article posted on this site. While strictly speaking not a "true" Franklin" it uses the same ratios but lemon as the garnish. Tonight I used the above recipe, and interesting for me, although my preferred Dry Martini is a 10:1 ratio with lemon garnish, between these two 15:5 versions, I preferred the above recipe with the olives and orange bitters. Go figure.
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G. M. Genovese’s Avatar G. M. Genovese
30th January at 12:12
The Martini has spawned the dumbest array of technique variations. But I fall for trying every one of them. Y'all just like chilled, diluted gin. Cracks me up. Posturing science out of sousedness.
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Stephen Lawrence’s Avatar Stephen Lawrence
7th February 2024 at 18:10
Yes. 15:5 is 3:1. 75:15 is 5:1 or 15:3 so where does 15:5 come in? Or does "dumped" mean it has been abandoned?
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Leo Barr’s Avatar Leo Barr
8th February 2024 at 00:20
Dumped = vermouth (the :5) is stirred with ice and then dumped out of the glass into the sink
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John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
24th October 2022 at 00:22
Has a real punch. Very spirit forward and very good. Again, use the best ingredients you can afford. Will definitely have again.
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Hunter Newsome’s Avatar Hunter Newsome
12th February 2021 at 16:22
This is an excellent way to make a Dry Martini. Out of curiosity, what does the 15:5 imply?
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