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“Vermouth coated ice.” Pish, tosh. Either buy good vermouth and make the drink like a sensible human in the proportions given, or just admit that you hate vermouth for some unexplained reason.
Seriously, how can you dislike vermouth but admit bitters?
(The 15:5 comment is simply nonsensical)
So I have tried this twice, both made with Monkey 47 gin and Dolin Vermouth. The first time I followed Dick Bradsell's version as I had just read his article posted on this site. While strictly speaking not a "true" Franklin" it uses the same ratios but lemon as the garnish. Tonight I used the above recipe, and interesting for me, although my preferred Dry Martini is a 10:1 ratio with lemon garnish, between these two 15:5 versions, I preferred the above recipe with the olives and orange bitters. Go figure.
The Martini has spawned the dumbest array of technique variations. But I fall for trying every one of them. Y'all just like chilled, diluted gin. Cracks me up. Posturing science out of sousedness.
Seriously, how can you dislike vermouth but admit bitters?
(The 15:5 comment is simply nonsensical)