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Francophile Martini
A simple variation on the vodka-based French Martini adding gin and vermouth to help justify its "Martini" name
Loz Horner
30th November 2025 at 18:36
Nice little combo.
22nd June 2025 at 14:50
I really think this recipe should be the definitive French Martini recipe. Balanced, not too sweet, but still more than approachable and rich. I used my 'Chambord mix' of raspberry syrup, blackberry liqueur and dark creme de cacao (the last one for the chocolate truffle sort of note).
13th May 2025 at 22:43
Great beginning, you get the Bianco in the middle and a pineapple finish. It's a wonderful ride!
22nd March 2024 at 20:07
Not what you think of for a martini but very nice all the same.
3rd January 2024 at 17:45
Aye cracking, i think its quite dangerous as it does not taste boozy in the least and i think these could creep up on you
14th July 2023 at 16:01
made using vermouth ( from the book ) might try with cinzano and see how much of difference there is
24th February 2023 at 19:15
Drier than the French Martini and much more to my taste - could become a Friday night classic!
22nd November 2021 at 00:48
Looking at the comments before we made this, I think this recipe is a winner. It was very flavourful with herbal hints along with the sweetness of the remaining ingredients. Wonderful as an aperitif.
28th June 2020 at 04:59
The best I can say, is the cocktail is OK, but not one I would make again. The pineapple taste was completely lost.
1st July 2020 at 20:48
This cocktail obviously needed more attention so I have once again revisited. Swapping dry for bianco vermouth seems to have greatly improved it. Thanks for bringing to my attention. Great to know your thoughts on new spec.
Anonymous
28th April 2020 at 22:37
I thought this was better balanced with 1.5oz pineapple juice.
30th April 2020 at 18:03
Agreed! This led me to make and try 5 more versions of this cocktail to end up with the amended recipe above.