Name: Moonshine Martini
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Gin; 15 ml Maraschino liqueur; 30 ml Dry vermouth; 2.5 ml Absinthe

Ingredients

1 ¹⁄₂ fl oz

Hayman's London Dry Gin

¹⁄₂ fl oz

Luxardo Maraschino liqueur

1 fl oz

Strucchi Dry Vermouth

¹⁄₁₂ fl oz

La Fée Parisienne absinthe

How to make

Glassware

Prepare

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.

FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

Garnish with maraschino cherry.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Moonshine Martini contains 180 calories

Alcohol content:

1.7 standard drinks
25.91% alc./vol. (51.82° proof)
24 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Dry vermouth — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

History

Adapted from a recipe in Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book.

Moonshine Cocktail. (6 people)
3 Glasses Gin.
2 Glasses French Vermouth.
1 Glass Maraschino.
Before shaking add a drop of Absinthe Bitters.

Harry Craddock, 1930

Comments & Discussion

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Jonathan Arnold 15w

This was real good as written! My friend and I really enjoyed it.

Lugless Booth 1y

To counter the inherent ‘wetness’ and sweetness of this superb Martini variant, I up the gin quotient to 2 oz and don’t sweat it if the absinthe is a shade over 1/12. Then I knuckle down on the precision and keep the maraschino and dry vermouth as recommended. I keep the Cherry garnish but rarely consume it at the end. This toughens up the drink just enough to make it a delight to repeat on any occasion.

John Hinojos Premium Member 1y

WOW, still love this cocktail. It does have a bit of sweetness. Being great lovers of absinthe, we added a spray of absinthe on the top to counter the sweet. Would consider reducing the Maraschino liqueur a bit. Love it.

John CARR Premium Member 2y

I saw the 15ml of Luxardo and hesitated (even as a Luxardo fan)… but read the comments and went ahead as per spec and was pleasantly surprised. A lot of sweetness but the herbal and mineral qualities of the gin and vermouth still very forefront. Certainly in the vintage Martinez/tuxedo mode. I added a spritz of lemon to sharpen it slightly.

Roberto Boertje 2y

Vey nice, but certainly not dry enough for my taste. I'd cut the maraschino in half next time.

John Hinojos Premium Member 2y

Retried this after our first 4 years ago. Changed my rating up and added to my favourites. Dropped the cherry garnish as I find they made the cocktail a bit sweet. Love anything with absinthe and it shines in this cocktail.
Saw the comments about the Luxardo Maraschino. Sometimes I think people are expecting Maraschino to be strong cherry and sweet like Cherry Heering. Maraschino has a hint of cherry; more between Kirsch and Heering. It has a bit of sweetness, but more alcohol flavour.

Tuber Magnatum Premium Member 4y

I love the flavour combination. However, I found it as anonymous a tad sweet / unctuous from the maraschino. Will try with slightly less next time as it is for me otherwise a lovely drink. I especially enjoyed the hint of Absinthe.

Beth Hagberg 4y

Interesting. I’m still baffled by the taste. Thank you for your input

Beth Hagberg 4y

Simon, it’s Luxardo, 32% alcohol. I have not been impressed from the moment I opened it. It smells like vermouth and is not what I thought it would be.

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 4y

Luxardo is a high-quality brand and will definitely not have "turned". It is aged for two years in ash wood vats.

Beth Hagberg 4y

Meh. Is it possible my marischino has turned? I have only had it a year, and I keep it in a cool cabinet. It never has tasted good. Is it possible it was bad when I purchased it?