Name: Martinez (with Old Tom gin)
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 50 ml Old Tom gin; 20 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 7.5 ml Maraschino liqueur; 5 ml Dry vermouth; 1 dash Aromatic bitters; 1 dash Orange bitters; 1 drop Saline solution 4:1

Martinez (with Old Tom gin)
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 ²⁄₃ oz	Hayman's Old Tom Gin
²⁄₃ oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
¹⁄₄ oz	Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
¹⁄₆ oz	Strucchi Dry Vermouth
1 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters
1 dash	Orange Bitters by Angostura
1 drop	Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water)

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist and skewered Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.
STIR ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and discard.
Garnish with skewered cherry.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino), Dry vermouth - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Use an authentic-tasting distilled old tom gin that's balanced rather than overly sweet, and you'll have a fabulous cocktail.

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Variant:

Martinez
Martinez - London 2008 recipe with genever
Martinez - with London dry gin

History:

See Martinez cocktail history

Nutrition:

One serving of Martinez (with Old Tom gin) contains 159 calories

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
25.97% alc./vol. (25.97° proof)
21.6 grams of pure alcohol

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Caspian Berggren

14th June at 14:15

Hoo boy, this was certainly a trip. I used Hernös Old Tom, and Casa Mariol for the red vermouth, and what I got was a flavour explosion. The front is juniper forward, carried by the Maraschino, which is then taken over by bitters and vermouth. On the finish you get almost a gingerbread character to it. All this while always being balanced. Definitely a recommendation!

John CARR

3rd June at 14:30

Tried a side by side comparison of the London dry and Old Tom Martinezes. This was easily the winner for me based on depth and complexity. I swapped the dry vermouth and Luxardo measures on this occasion to balance more towards dryness, and was happy with the result.

Gui Menegon

19th October 2024 at 03:29

Great! Instead of an Old Tom, I used Plymouth... I like it sweet, but maybe less Maraschino, and use BEG gin would also work well...

John CARR

5th September 2024 at 13:15

Wonderfully rich and full bodied, brimming with old world charm. Just the right amount of spice, zest and dryness to keep it from being cloying. The layering opened up further as it warmed in the glass. Outrageously, I ran short on Luxardo so added a quarter spoon of jar juice, which was fine. Slipped down very easily and could easily have an encore.

Peter McCarthy

21st June 2024 at 01:02

Based on the comments, it looks like this recipe has changed over time. I just made it with 50 ml Hayman's Old Tom, 20 ml Dolin Rouge, 7.5 ml Luxardo Maraschino, 5 ml Dolin Dry, 1 dash Angostura Bitters, 1 dash Orange Bitters, 1 drop 4:1 saline solution, orange zest twist discarded. This is really interesting. Spicier and more bitter than I anticipated, but there's a sweetness to balance things out. Fairly intense overall, but the balance and complexity keep you sipping.

Oliver James

7th April 2024 at 15:06

Not a patch on the Genever/Curacao variant in my opinion, this one is too sweet. If you're really keen on OT gin, dial down or omit the Maraschino altogether.

John CARR

7th March 2024 at 10:13

Didn’t quite come out for me. I love Hayman’s old Tom, but might be too sweet for this - added an extra splash of dry vermouth. And slightly Luxardo heavy for me… hmm..

Nick Marks

9th January 2024 at 17:00

Absolutely stunning, no dry vermouth so i used the Noilly Prat Extra dry, still works very well, also added a fresh twist with the cherry again gives it a citrus high note

G. M. Genovese

22nd December 2023 at 16:15

Ransom Old Tom more or less completely takes over in this and it's fantastic. Quite a different angle compared to my (until now?!) preferred version with the genever and Curacao.

Peter Korczak

11th October 2023 at 17:56

Try this with Boatyard Old Tom Missing Link matured in Pedro Ximenez sherry casks
It’ll blow your mind. If there was a six on the scale it would deserve it.

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