Dry Martini
Stirred, Up Spirit-Forward
The image of a martini glass, punctuated with a lemon twist, timelessly endures through film, art, and culture. A marriage of gin and vermouth, nobody is quite sure who first got them to say “I do” in the late 1800s.
- Which gin? (we recommend Fords Gin)
- Which vermouth?
- How much gin, how much vermouth?
- Bitters?
- Which garnish?
- What glass?
The most personal of cocktails. Everybody has (or should have) an opinion on how to make the perfect martini.
Ingredients
- 2.5 parts Fords Gin
- 0.5 parts Dry Vermouth
Instructions
- Place all ingredients into a mixing glass.
- Add ice.
- Stir until ice cold.
- Pour into chilled cocktail glass.
- Add garnish.
- If lemon peel, express over the top of cocktail.
- If Olive, skewer 2 and place inside cocktail.
