Knickerbocker Martini

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (11 ratings)

Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 34 oz Hayman's London Dry Gin
34 oz Strucchi Dry Vermouth
12 oz Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
  3. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 9/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 9/10

Review:

Aromatic vermouth dominates but gin botanicals put up a spirited defence in this flavoursome 'medium' Martini.

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History:

This cocktail first appears in Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book. For the full story see our Knickerbocker Cocktails page.

Nutrition:

One serving of Knickerbocker Martini contains 165 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.6 standard drinks
  • 24.57% alc./vol. (24.57° proof)
  • 22.1 grams of pure alcohol

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9th October 2020 at 18:31
I quite enjoyed this. Curious to try with some floral or citrusy gin and a complex and balanced dry vermouth with a subtle all-around rosso like Carpano Classico or Cocchi. Using a very simple and standard London Dry and Martini brand vermouth it was enjoyable with a bigger expressed orange peel.