orange bitters

A Proper "Classic" Martini

Gin Martini
By jgreghenry Published August 2, 2010
Prep time: 5
Yield:1 ()

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz gin (tanqueray, bombay sapphire, beefeater or plymouth)
  • 0.5 oz dry vermouth (noilly prat)
  • 1 ds orange-bitters
  • 0 lemon twist (optional)
  • 0 olives to taste

Directions

Rub the rim of a chilled cocktail glass with a lemon twist. Fill a mixing glass 3/4 full of cracked ice. Add the gin, vermouth and bitters. Stir for at least 20 seconds. Strain into the prepared cocktail glass. Garnish with olives speared on a cocktail pick. Drop in the lemon twist if you like also.

Notes:

makes 1 perfect martini