Name: Hearst Martini
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Gin; 30 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 1 dash Orange bitters; 1 dash Aromatic bitters

Hearst Martini
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Serve in a Martini glass

Ingredients:
2 oz	Hayman's London Dry Gin
1 oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
1 dash	Orange Bitters by Angostura
1 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters

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How to make:

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

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino) - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Review:

A fantastically wet, sweet and aromatic Martini.

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AKA: The Disgruntled Journalist

History:

This was supposedly a favourite of hacks who worked for the American newspaper magnate, William Randolph Hearst, and is believed to have been created at New York's Waldorf-Astoria. It is nicknamed 'The Disgruntled Journalist' and indeed, is not dissimilar to a Journalist cocktail with extra bitters.
Dry Martini history and evolution

Nutrition:

One serving of Hearst Martini contains 178 calories

Alcohol content:

1.7 standard drinks
25.85% alc./vol. (25.85° proof)
23.4 grams of pure alcohol

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