Medium Martini

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (31 ratings)

Serve in a Martini glass

Ingredients:
1 12 oz Hayman's London Dry Gin from freezer
34 oz Strucchi Dry Vermouth chilled
34 oz Strucchi Rosso Vermouth chilled
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Martini glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
  3. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  4. STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Review:

A classic Martini served 'perfect' (with dry and rosso vermouth) and very wet.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe in Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book.

MARTINI (MEDIUM) COCKTAIL.
¼ French Vermouth.
¼ Italian Vermouth.
½ Dry Gin.
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.

Harry Craddock, The Savoy Cocktail Book, 1930

Nutrition:

One serving of Medium Martini contains 160 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.5 standard drinks
  • 22.91% alc./vol. (22.91° proof)
  • 20.6 grams of pure alcohol

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John CARR’s Avatar John CARR
5th July at 15:06
Move over dry martinis - Flavour is back! Used a vermouth Di Torino and Dolin dry. Even with cheap Aldi gin there was plenty of flavour here. Orange twist was a perfect match
25th August 2024 at 10:01
John CARR’s Avatar John CARR
5th July at 15:12
Thanks for the cute link. I really love the Daniel Craig casino Royale depiction - one for the aficionados!
Geoff B.’s Avatar Geoff B.
10th December 2020 at 05:49
I’m adding this one to my rotation for martinis. Overall nicely balanced and the orange zest is a great addition that adds to the experience.
10th December 2020 at 05:46
Quite nice, shaken as per Simon’s recommendation. Gin is well balanced by the vermouth. Much less boozy tasting than a regular Martini.