Name: Dry Martini 'Preferred' (5:1 ratio)
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 75 ml Gin; 15 ml Dry vermouth; 1 dash Orange bitters

Florian Ruf 1 month ago

Excellent ratio which makes a delicious cocktail, I used Haymans and Noilly Prat. I am really not a martini fanatic or specialist. But if you are and have the chance to, go to Atlas bar in Singapore and try their Atlas Martini. Besides the setting I can recommend also the rest of the cocktail menu 😏.

Sally Morgan 6 months ago

I'm late to the martini party, but was looking for a mix that really showcased a classic martini. This did not disappoint - worth splashing out on some excellent gin and channelling your inner (or outer) Noel Coward. He would thoroughly approve.

Chris Dimal 8 months ago

Not too bad. I think a more assertive vermouth (so not something traditional like Dolin) is preferable here.

Dave D. 1 year ago

I’m 9/10 times a 5:1 guy…..always fits nicely into my vintage cocktail glasses and stay chilled!
Doing a vesper I end up 4.5 ozs. And shake the heck out of it and then fill my larger martini glasses!

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Simon Difford 1 year ago

Sorry J B, I don't understand your question. Please can you elaborate?

J B 1 year ago

Just saying 2oz gin / .5 oz Vermouth would be a 4:1 Martini. A 5:1 would be 2.5oz gin to .5 oz Vermouth. Shouldn't this be labeled a 4:1?

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Paul Belczowski 2 years ago

I've shared my thoughts here before, and I still love this recipe. However, I've recently found my go-to dry martini combo that I can't get enough of:

60 ml London Dry Gin (currently using Tanqueray for its versatility)
15 ml Dolin Dry Vermouth
4 green olives on a skewer
I let a few drops of olive juice fall into the glass from the spoon while garnishing. To me, this makes an immaculate martini. I highly recommend trying this 4:1 ratio. Enjoy!

John CARR 1 year ago

Have you tried 4.5:1 ? I find it works very well and balanced the ‘wet’ and ‘dry’ qualities very well. Simon’s suggestion of one dash orange bitters also adds an extra dimension. Bitter truth bitters tend to be more nuanced here where there’s so few ingredients to horses amongst.

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Peter Shaw 4 months ago

Dear Paul - have you also tried splitting your gin? I like a 50:50 of Plymouth and Tanq Ten.

Paul Belczowski 4 months ago

Oh sounds good I’ll definitely try a mix on my next martini

John CARR 2 years ago

This is a very nice martini. Can taste both the gin botanicals and the vermouth (I love vermouth), and the dash of bitters adds a brilliant kick. Lemon twist for me. Happy World martini day everyone!

Nicholas Finlay 2 years ago

Beautiful Martini glass - anyone know where to buy?

Simon Difford 2 years ago

It was an Urban Bar glass, but sadly, it's no longer made.

G. M. Genovese 2 years ago

I prefer a 3:1 Martini w/ Regan's No 6... I made this one off of the Montgomery's 15:1 Martini off here, which I thought tasted like tainted gin, which wasn't overall bad, but required more... Dumped the diluted leftovers into a coupe and added the required measure of Noilly Prat dry to get this to the above specs and, oh my, was it nice. Not that I can easily reproduce the diluted balance. But this blend begged for olive brine... This be my Dirty Martini template going forward.