A Proper "Classic" Martini

By jgreghenry Published August 2, 2010

Description

Martinis have gotten muddled lately. Either too much gin or inappropriate flavorings. This is a proper gin martini with just a subtle dash of orange bitters.

Prep time: 5 minutes

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

Summary

Yield	Servings
Prep time	5 minutes
Recipe	Cocktail
Ingredients	vermouth orange bitters gin

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.