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Dry Martini 'Preferred' (5:1 ratio)
This is my go-to Dry Martini, although I arrive at the same 5:1 ratio with a generous 75ml (2½oz) gin to 15ml (½oz) dry vermouth. I chose a 5:1...
16th August 2024 at 09:56
I've shared my thoughts here before, and I still love this recipe. However, I've recently found my go-to dry martini combo that I can't get enough of:
60 ml London Dry Gin (currently using Tanqueray for its versatility)
15 ml Dolin Dry Vermouth
4 green olives on a skewer
I let a few drops of olive juice fall into the glass from the spoon while garnishing. To me, this makes an immaculate martini. I highly recommend trying this 4:1 ratio. Enjoy!
60 ml London Dry Gin (currently using Tanqueray for its versatility)
15 ml Dolin Dry Vermouth
4 green olives on a skewer
I let a few drops of olive juice fall into the glass from the spoon while garnishing. To me, this makes an immaculate martini. I highly recommend trying this 4:1 ratio. Enjoy!
11th September 2024 at 14:53
Have you tried 4.5:1 ? I find it works very well and balanced the ‘wet’ and ‘dry’ qualities very well. Simon’s suggestion of one dash orange bitters also adds an extra dimension. Bitter truth bitters tend to be more nuanced here where there’s so few ingredients to horses amongst.
19th June 2024 at 13:53
This is a very nice martini. Can taste both the gin botanicals and the vermouth (I love vermouth), and the dash of bitters adds a brilliant kick. Lemon twist for me. Happy World martini day everyone!
6th April 2024 at 13:51
Beautiful Martini glass - anyone know where to buy?
6th April 2024 at 17:35
It was an Urban Bar glass, but sadly, it's no longer made.
28th March 2024 at 18:47
I prefer a 3:1 Martini w/ Regan's No 6... I made this one off of the Montgomery's 15:1 Martini off here, which I thought tasted like tainted gin, which wasn't overall bad, but required more... Dumped the diluted leftovers into a coupe and added the required measure of Noilly Prat dry to get this to the above specs and, oh my, was it nice. Not that I can easily reproduce the diluted balance. But this blend begged for olive brine... This be my Dirty Martini template going forward.
11th January 2024 at 09:24
Probably the ideal ratio of gin to vermouth, 3 olives on a cocktail stick gives a lot of extra flavour without it really becoming dirty.
23rd September 2023 at 10:02
Made it just as it says. Oh my word that’s delicious
6th May 2023 at 22:47
Used Monkey 47 (Rutte is not available where I am). I interpreted the 1/12 as spec'd to be a typo, since 2 1/2 is consistent with a 5:1 ratio.
I like this Martini. Yes I do. Quite lovely.
I like this Martini. Yes I do. Quite lovely.
24th July 2022 at 00:10
Not being a big fan of the martini decided to try this one as we had some lovely Spanish olives we were using for Spanish Chicken with Saffron dish. Decided to try with the olives. This was unbelievably great. Has made me appreciate the nuances of the martini. Will be trying more, but this is on my favourites list.
19th May 2022 at 16:58
I used this ratio for a dry martini and a dirty gin martini and both turned out fantastic.
3rd January 2022 at 10:07
Recently I read about Graham Greene and the cocktail named after him; simply a good Dry Martini with a dash of Cassis.
Highly recommended.
Highly recommended.
22nd October 2021 at 00:03
Crisp, clean, dry and obviously gin forward. First impressions may lean towards blandness, but stay the course and enjoy the subtleties of your preferred gin with a less than subtle ABV. You'll quickly forget that the term "Martini" comes with numerous debates about its proportions, ingredients (Vodka? Really?) and garnishes. Explore those later...after a minimum of two Martinis.
19th October 2021 at 15:00
Where I can get this fabulos glassware?
19th October 2021 at 17:05
The glass was from UrbanBar.com but I fear now long out of production.
18th September 2021 at 21:12
For the longest time I have preferred my Gin Martinis without vermouth. Now at 72, a little vermouth is not so bad. However, the verdict is still out about at anything beyond olives.
5th March 2021 at 19:11
The overall volume (75 ml) is a bit on the short side for my taste, so I have resolved to make it 75 ml/15 ml.
14th November 2020 at 17:40
I love how many times Churchills supposed comment about showing the gin to the vermouth comes up.
As has been said many times if you don't want Vermouth in your gin then that's fine but welcome to the world of straight gin shots (which, with all the beautiful gins out there is not a bad thing) however don't moan or look indignant at those of us who like a "Martini" as it was foretold. My version is 6-1 and as I like mine dirty I have the Franklin 2 olives with about 2 dashes of brine....
As has been said many times if you don't want Vermouth in your gin then that's fine but welcome to the world of straight gin shots (which, with all the beautiful gins out there is not a bad thing) however don't moan or look indignant at those of us who like a "Martini" as it was foretold. My version is 6-1 and as I like mine dirty I have the Franklin 2 olives with about 2 dashes of brine....
29th June 2020 at 15:30
Considering this is "the classic" cocktail, I always want to enjoy it, but find it a tad too alcoholic for me; maybe I've just not found the right recipe, I'll just have to keep trying all the variations :)
26th June 2020 at 07:22
How does a 5:1 ratio translate to 112.5:12.5 ml?? Am I missing something here or is there a mistake in the volumes?
26th June 2020 at 13:48
Many thanks for pointing this out. It should be 62.5:12.5 and the error was due to a fault on the way our CMS handles measures. Thanks to your flagging this is now fixed.
19th May 2020 at 01:43
GREAT!
14th May 2020 at 15:00
A Martini without Vermouth is just a chilled shot of gin; akin to a Manhattan without Vermouth being just a chilled shot of Bourbon. Tossing an olive, onion or twist into gold gin does little to remedy that state; anymore than tossing a cherry into Bourbon does. One might as well leave the gin in the icebox and forego the charade?
25th April 2020 at 10:44
hat a delght to see a fellow old school dry martini defender speaking out against froofy pretenders, the silly-named usurpers of the martini name. I’ve always favored the (apocryphal?) Churchill recipe: shake gin over ice, glance at a bottle of vermouth across the room, and serve. And I herein propose an even drier dry: shake gin over ice, imagine a bottle of vermouth, and serve. Here’s to holding out!
Doing a vesper I end up 4.5 ozs. And shake the heck out of it and then fill my larger martini glasses!