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Martinez (Difford's recipe)

Your choice of genever will make or break this fabulous cocktail. My recipe is based on a medium-dry, rounded, and complex genever (e.g. Rutte Old Simon...
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
17th July 2024 at 20:09
I've further amended to show the recipe Philip "Old" Duff himself recommends.
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John CARR’s Avatar John CARR
14th February 2025 at 15:00
Circling back to this six months later, had both a Rutte Old Simon and Old Duff version. Latter much sweeter and ‘Manhattan-like’, added 3ml dry vermouth to balance it, maybe even 5ml could work…
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John CARR’s Avatar John CARR
19th July 2024 at 14:37
Actually it reminds me of eating fresh sourdough with lashings of butter and jam or marmalade - one of my all time favourite things.
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John CARR’s Avatar John CARR
19th July 2024 at 14:30
Yeah this version really the business. Fruity bitter-sweet, perfectly balanced by the maltiness of the genever. Wow. Intense and deep, without being overly boozy.
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John CARR’s Avatar John CARR
18th July 2024 at 01:58
Actually getting thy ODG to Australia was a nightmare and I ended up paying the import duty myself, but of course it’s something pretty special. Only 30ml in this recipe means it will last longer!
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John CARR’s Avatar John CARR
18th July 2024 at 01:29
Yes I can see how that would work. Look forward to trying it!
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