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Martini (A Couple Cooks)

drink gin vermouth stirred martini

A classic dry martini at six to one, gin to dry vermouth, stirred long and cold and finished with an olive or an expressed lemon peel.

Source: A Couple Cooks · Sonja Overhiser

Prep: 5 min
Total: 5 min
Yield: 1 drink

Method: Stirred
Glass: martini
Ice: up
Garnish: olive or lemon twist

Ingredients

Multiply

3 oz gin
1/2 oz dry white vermouth

Instructions

1.
Stir the gin and vermouth with a handful of ice for 30 seconds, until very cold.
2.
Strain into a martini glass, chilled first if you like.
3.
For the lemon garnish, cut a 1-inch-wide strip of peel, squeeze it over the drink to release the oils, run it around the rim and drop it in.