Dry Orange Martini

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Serve in a Martini glass

Ingredients:
2 oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
1⁄4 oz Cointreau triple sec liqueur
3⁄4 oz Strucchi Dry Vermouth
2 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 grapefruit zest twist.
  3. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. EXPRESS grapefruit zest twist over cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 10/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 8/10
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Review:

Bone dry, orangey, aptly named Martini.

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History:

Created in 2003 by Wayne Collins for Maxxium UK.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Dry Orange Martini contains 175 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.8 standard drinks
  • 27.76% alc./vol. (27.76° proof)
  • 25.2 grams of pure alcohol

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Robert Dahlgren’s Avatar Robert Dahlgren
5th April 2024 at 13:22
Wow! Almost in comparison with the classic cocktail. Used 1cl Triple Sec and 3cl Vermouth, as my jigger don't take .25-sizes. It turned out wonderful!
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keith field’s Avatar keith field
28th October 2023 at 22:08
Loved it. used 1/2 oz each vermouth and triple sec
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Jeremy Harrold’s Avatar Jeremy Harrold
25th February 2023 at 07:07
Sipped whilst reading his obituary. An excellent drink. Perfectly balanced sweet and bitter orange flavours but still a martini.
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Kevin Haynes’ Avatar Kevin Haynes
23rd April 2022 at 22:50
I went 1/2 oz (15 ml) on the triple sec and vermouth and it was delightful! Like Anne below, I had a clementine twist instead of grapefruit.
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Jill Ghosh’s Avatar Jill Ghosh
9th March 2022 at 14:03
Delicious and easy to make! This will go into our rotation for sure. Made exactly as described.
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Anne Cunningham’s Avatar Anne Cunningham
1st November 2021 at 23:49
This is a delicious drink. Why have I never tried this before? I increased the gin-to-vermouth ratio ever so slightly, to come closer to the dryness of a 5 to 1 regular martini. Lovely with a twist of clementine.
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John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
7th April 2021 at 23:48
Great. We had with a crudites platter and dipping sauce. Perfect for before dinner.
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Claire Parker-Wood’s Avatar Claire Parker-Wood
20th February 2021 at 16:50
Delicious. I put in 10ml Cointreau. Strong, punchy martini with a lovely orange twist.
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Fiona McLeod’s Avatar Fiona McLeod
13th December 2020 at 15:22
Absolutely delicious. Just what was required after a day of doing all things Festive
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