Name: Dry Martini (10:1 ratio)
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 75 ml Gin; 7.5 ml Dry vermouth; 1 dash Orange bitters

Dry Martini (10:1 ratio)
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Serve in a Martini glass

Ingredients:
2 ¹⁄₂ oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
¹⁄₄ oz	Strucchi Dry Vermouth
1 dash	Orange Bitters by Angostura optional

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Martini glass.
Prepare garnish of Fragata Green Olive or twist.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Dry vermouth - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

If you are going to shake, rather than stir, a Martini (yes, it then becomes a Bradford) then this 10:1 ratio works rather well as there's something about shaking a Dry Martini that amplifies the vermouth notes meaning that shaken Martinis need less vermouth. When stirred, this is a very dry Dry Martini.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Dry Martini (10:1 ratio) contains 174 calories

Alcohol content:

1.8 standard drinks
30.75% alc./vol. (30.75° proof)
25.5 grams of pure alcohol

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Tuber Magnatum

23rd July 2024 at 22:47

Follow up: So tried this again but stirred rather than shaken. This is indeed very dry vs the shaken version as commented on below. I like this even more! Used Monkey 47 gin and Dolin vermouth. A garnish of lemon and the optional orange bitters really made this pop. My new new go to Martini!

Tuber Magnatum

21st March 2024 at 17:37

In general, I prefer cocktails with a little sweet so I thought I would prefer a wet martini over dry. However, neither a 4:1 or Difford's preferred 5:1 worked for me. This 10:1 though is a game changer; very tasty. I'm not sure why it took so long to go dry! (Note: Without apology, I shook this.)

John Hinojos

25th July 2022 at 00:09

I agree with James Bond. Shaken is great. We had no issues with cloudiness of the martini. The key with the martini is that it must be cold. Whether shaken or stirred, you need to get it cold and use prime ingredients. Loved this.

Greg Vlant

29th January 2021 at 22:32

Made this with Four Pillars extra dry gin and Noilly Prat dry vermouth and it was perfect. Very smooth, very dry. Thanks for all the cocktail recipes. Always my go to.

Alex Ponce de Leon

4th October 2020 at 18:05

Shaken? Never ever shake a martini. Was not expecting that here! As we all know, it is to be stirred. Shaking waters it down and makes it cloudy.

Garret Brough

19th May 2022 at 17:12

People who are new to Martinis might prefer it shaken because it can soften some of those notes that are a little bit rough for them.

David Brockley

5th November 2021 at 18:12

You don't deserve the downvotes Alex. A shaken martini is an abomination, no matter what James Bond says. That said, it is better than no martini and still likely better than most common cocktails.

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