Name: Tequila Martini
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Blanco tequila; 30 ml Bianco/blanco vermouth; 4 drop Margarita Bitters

Ingredients

2 fl oz

Blanco tequila

1 fl oz

Strucchi Bianco Vermouth

4 drop

Difford's Margarita Bitters

How to make

Glassware

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.

Prepare garnish of coin-sized lime zest twist cut thick with some flesh on the back (so that when the zest is expressed over the cocktail a few drips of juice also drop into the cocktail).

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.

STRAIN into ice-filled glass.

Garnish

Express lime 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 Tequila Martini contains 176 calories

Alcohol content:

1.6 standard drinks
25.2% alc./vol. (50.4° proof)
22.8 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Bianco/blanc/blanco vermouth — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

History

Adapted from Megs Miller's Mex Martini and crucially it is her advice to use a bianco vermouth or bianco Americano that makes this cocktail. Megs prefers a lemon zest twist but for me, where there's tequila there should be lime, and of course Margarita Bitters.

Comments & Discussion

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Chris Dimal 20w

Fortaleza Blanco, Dolin Blanc and a mixture of Ango and lavender tincture. Delicious, sweet yet savoury. If it wasn't for a great 2:1 gin Martini, this would be my favourite Martini ever, no question about it. Spectacular.

Caspian Berggren Premium Member 1y

It is similar to a regular 2:1 gin Martini in some crazy way. The added lime juice from the lime zest twist is a must, though, to really get that saline feeling. The bianco vermouth is also quite crucial so don't use a bad one. Perlino Bianco didn't quite work for this unfortunately, but I can imagine a more flavorful bianco vermouth would work very well.

John Taylor 1y

Oh nice! My variant used Jose Cuervo Especial Silver Tequila (not quite as tasty neat as Rooster Rojo so I thought ideal for this), Martini blanco and Australian Bitters Company Aromatic Bitters (the only bitters I have). The combination works very nicely - silver tequila dominates (not a bad thing!) with the vermouth and bitters adding spicy complexity. No lemon twist (although I could and maybe should have to reduce waste...) this really demonstrates how tequilla can substitute/rival/surpass gin in cocktails! And I love gin (juniper!!!)

MiRiNaeJM 1y

I can say that a few drops of lime juice really clean up an unorganized sweet palate.

MiRiNaeJM 24w

1.5oz of blanco tequila, 1oz of of dry vermouth, 1 dash of orange bitters, 1/2 bar spoon of lime juice make sense.

Egg McKenzie 1y

This is exceptionally good. I got a bit mixed up and used lemon (discarded) and grapefruit (included) twists but it works very well. Delicious

Egg McKenzie 1y

Oh and I did 2 drops margarita bitters 2 drops grapefruit bitters so I guess it makes sense

Egg McKenzie 1y

i revisited with the margarita bitters and the lime coin and yes this is exceptional

Simon Sedgley Premium Member 1y

We go with two drops of margarita bitters and two drops of lavender bitters...very nice.

Justine Fehley Premium Member 1y

I used G4 High Proof, Contratto Bianco, orange bitters, and lemon twist. Changed the ratio to 3:1. It was quite good, but can't top a gin martini.

Simon Sedgley Premium Member 2y

Editorial note: we think the "How to make" should read "...into ice-chilled glass.", not "...ice-filled". This is one of two recipes that has persuaded us that the Martini can indeed be a great cocktail.

Joe Cornwall 2y

Been playing with this one for a few months now. RT below hits the nail on the head; the tequila will dictate the outcome. Use Siete Leguas, Lalo or an equivalent. Try a Reposado. I have found the Italian Martini & Rossi to be the best match (over Dolin, my fav gin vermouth) but dial it down to 3:1. Bitters optional, but absolutely worth playing with. Orange, lemon or grapefruit are all good choices. This is absolutely the best summertime, pool-side Martini I've ever had (I've had a few).