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Thanks to John Carr (below) for the link to a great story! This is likely my favorite dry martini variant - I have Cocchi Americano Blanco and Lillet Blanco, and I prefer the Cocchi to the Lillet so I used that for the "vermouth". I also find the volume of the cocktail too much, so I scale it down. That said, when I'm in the mood for a dry martini - this is my favorite.

The real star of the story is actually this lady, who I just found out about https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-67298675

One of the injustices of patriarchal and racist history is that Ian Fleming is (rightly) a household name, whereas even more incredible people like Krystyna are unknown.

Tried with monkey 47 gin as per their website spec: 60 gin, 15 vodka, 7.5 Lillet ( in my case Cocchi americano). Delicious and certainly emphasises the outstanding gin, tho perhaps not entirely balanced.

As someone who’s not a fan of dry styled drinks, I still decided to make the Vespar Martini anyways and just like what Avery said, I also wasn’t a fan of this as well, although I’m going to try the Reverse Vespar Martini next and see how that goes, although I don’t have high hopes but can’t say it’s bad until I try it

I uh...no, sorry. I think you *really* need to be a fan of martinis in general to enjoy this. This really, really is not for me and by the time I got halfway through it was so warmed up that it was undrinkable for my palate.

Having a bottle of Gordon’s that emerged from the back of cupboard, one could but honour this tradition. Sadly, Gordon’s have succumbed to “shrinkflation”, and the standard product is now a measly 37% abv in Australia.
The essentials of the drink remain, however, and a stellar conception it is. Five stars always. Tonight made with Cocchi Americano, as many others here, and a beautiful combination of dry, herbal, citrus, bitter quinine and unapologetic alcohol it is.

We use Cocchi Americano. Find the flavours sharper and still my favourite. Since I love my Martinis shaken, this is perfect for me.

Nearly as good as a dry martini. Tanqueray, Moskovskaya, and Cocchi Americano. Proportions as listed in the recipe.