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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.
Doing a vesper I end up 4.5 ozs. And shake the heck out of it and then fill my larger martini glasses!