Name: Tequila Martini
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Blanco tequila; 30 ml Bianco/blanc/blanco vermouth; 4 drop Margarita Bitters

Tequila Martini
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
2 oz	Patrón Silver blanco tequila
1 oz	Strucchi Bianco Vermouth
4 drop	Difford's Margarita Bitters

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of coin-sized lime zest twist cut thick with some flesh on the back (so that when the zest is expressed over the cocktail a few drips of juice also drop into the cocktail).
STIR all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
Express lime zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Bianco/blanc/blanco vermouth - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

A 2:1 Dry Martini that's like no gin or vodka comparison – it's arguably better.

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Variant:

Mex Martini; Mezcal Martini; Mezcal Martinez

History:

Adapted from Megs Miller's Mex Martini and crucially it is her advice to use a bianco vermouth or bianco Americano that makes this cocktail. Megs prefers a lemon zest twist but for me, where there's tequila there should be lime, and of course Margarita Bitters.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Tequila Martini contains 176 calories

Alcohol content:

1.6 standard drinks
25.2% alc./vol. (25.2° proof)
22.7 grams of pure alcohol

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John Taylor

19th May at 11:46

Oh nice! My variant used Jose Cuervo Especial Silver Tequila (not quite as tasty neat as Rooster Rojo so I thought ideal for this), Martini blanco and Australian Bitters Company Aromatic Bitters (the only bitters I have). The combination works very nicely - silver tequila dominates (not a bad thing!) with the vermouth and bitters adding spicy complexity. No lemon twist (although I could and maybe should have to reduce waste...) this really demonstrates how tequilla can substitute/rival/surpass gin in cocktails! And I love gin (juniper!!!)

MiRiNaeJM

15th May at 08:19

I can say that a few drops of lime juice really clean up an unorganized sweet palate.

Egg McKenzie

5th May at 17:13

This is exceptionally good. I got a bit mixed up and used lemon (discarded) and grapefruit (included) twists but it works very well. Delicious

Egg McKenzie

5th May at 17:14

Oh and I did 2 drops margarita bitters 2 drops grapefruit bitters so I guess it makes sense

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Simon Sedgley

30th November 2024 at 14:58

We go with two drops of margarita bitters and two drops of lavender bitters...very nice.

Justine Fehley

6th October 2024 at 01:06

I used G4 High Proof, Contratto Bianco, orange bitters, and lemon twist. Changed the ratio to 3:1. It was quite good, but can't top a gin martini.

Simon Sedgley

19th August 2024 at 14:50

Editorial note: we think the "How to make" should read "...into ice-chilled glass.", not "...ice-filled". This is one of two recipes that has persuaded us that the Martini can indeed be a great cocktail.

Joe Cornwall

8th August 2024 at 20:48

Been playing with this one for a few months now. RT below hits the nail on the head; the tequila will dictate the outcome. Use Siete Leguas, Lalo or an equivalent. Try a Reposado. I have found the Italian Martini & Rossi to be the best match (over Dolin, my fav gin vermouth) but dial it down to 3:1. Bitters optional, but absolutely worth playing with. Orange, lemon or grapefruit are all good choices. This is absolutely the best summertime, pool-side Martini I've ever had (I've had a few).

Ian Fenton

28th March 2024 at 11:45

Made with Altos Plato and Martini Bianco, was easy drinking but nothing special.

Ian Fenton

13th April 2024 at 09:59

Much better with mezcal, but I may be a mezcal tragic.

Also works very well with unaged grappa and lemon, although I haven’t tried the dry vermouth version of the grappatini to compare.

Robert Timmins

25th September 2023 at 04:37

The impression this makes will vary enormously depending on the tequila used. With tequila Ocho it was sublime, with Sauza "Hornitos" it was good but not exciting. I recommend Dolin Blanc, as I don't think tequila stands up to the funkier Italian biancos. It's the same story with gin martinis.

Paul Holdsworth

29th March 2023 at 17:33

Loved this - I made it with Boker's Bitters in the absence of Margarita Bitters, which worked just finr. A word of warning - strain it into an ice-filled standard coupe as advised and it wont fit! I just slurped and topped it up - all good.

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