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Three Two One Martini (3:2:1 Martini)
A riff on a Fifty-Fifty Martini with, as the name suggests, three-parts gin, two-parts dry vermouth, and one-part bianco vermouth
Owen Richards
26th July at 19:04
Having acquired a bottle of bianco, thought we’d give this a go - quite like the vermouth flavour for a change. Always err on the drier side, but enjoying this
13th July at 00:54
Not my favourite martini. I am not a fan of the flavours in vermouth, but will take a little. This is good if you like vermouth.
7th June at 17:01
My perfect Martini. Even without the garnish.
29th May at 16:04
Martinis can become very divisive. For me, this was great. A grown up drink that isn’t hard to like.
It also works with a couple of pickled onions!
It also works with a couple of pickled onions!
20th December 2025 at 07:25
Tasty with Luxardo Bitter Bianco. A little too easy-drinking and moreish for my taste. Thanks Simon for presenting me with an approachable Martini my guests will be pestering me for more of.
14th December 2025 at 11:27
What a wonderful Martini. So perfectly balanced. My second favourite variation.
15th August 2025 at 09:51
I love gin, but I don't like the regular Martini.
Making it with 50 ml, 30 ml Dry and 10 ml White seems like a nice balance to me.
Making it with 50 ml, 30 ml Dry and 10 ml White seems like a nice balance to me.
28th May 2025 at 08:12
Playing with substituting blanco for rosso vermouth in a "Perfect" Martini recipe, I found it rather sweeter, even using olives in place of orange rind. I should have tried this recipe instead - and I will - as it seems to be the right "perfect" martini that still looks like a martini! ;-)
28th May 2025 at 08:36
OK - tried this without lemon twist using stuffed Spanish green olives (they're easier to get here and look fancier) and it's a lot more balanced but perhaps still a bit on the sweet side? Definitely a recipe I want to play around with more though (6:4:1/3:2:0.5 perhaps?) but definitely more what I expected of a "perfect martini" than the rosso version, nice though it is.
11th March 2025 at 13:08
Our favourite no-nonsense Martini...wet-ish with a whisp of sweetness.
11th March 2025 at 13:15
btw If you would welcome an underlying gentle voluptuousness, Contratto Vermouth Bianco is the go.