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Spirit-Forward · Anytime · Winter
Dry Martini
Gin stirred with a splash of dry vermouth until it is painfully cold. Lemon oil over the top, or an olive if you ask.
- Base
- Gin
- Glass
- Martini glass
- Method
- Stir
- Strength
- 30% ABV
Ingredients
Servings
60 mlGin1 swap
Any London dry ginhighDepends on the brand’s botanicals
10 mlDry Vermouth1 swap
Any dry vermouthhighBrand-dependent
How to make
Technique
Stir · 20–30sStirring chills and dilutes gently while keeping the drink silky and clear.
- Pour all ingredients into mixing glass with ice cubes.
- Stir well.
- Strain into chilled martini cocktail glass.
Serve
Glass
Martini glassAlso fine: Coupe glass, Nick & Nora glass
Garnish
Squeeze oil from lemon peel onto the drink, or garnish with a green olives if requested.Ask first — lemon and olive make two quite different drinks.
Taste & nutrition
30%ABV
150kcal
2.08Drinks
StrengthSpirit-forward
Sweet to dryBalanced
Estimated from ingredient amounts and assumed ABVs — not a lab measurement.
Good to know
- Stir, never shake — it stays clear and silky.
History
Yearearly 20th century
PlaceUSA / England
Created byDisputed
Gin and dry vermouth stirred cold with a twist or olive, the Dry Martini is the icon of the cocktail world, though its early history is much disputed. It grew out of the sweeter, vermouth-heavy drinks of the late 1800s, drying out steadily into the 20th century. Endless debate surrounds its ratio, garnish and whether to stir or shake. However you take it, it remains the ultimate spirit-forward classic.
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