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Martinez

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Coupe
Glass
Lemon twist
Garnish

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Ingredients

  • - 1.5 oz gin (or Old Tom gin)
  • - 1.5 oz sweet vermouth
  • - 1/4 oz maraschino liqueur
  • - 2 dashes orange bitters

Method

  1. Add all ingredients to a mixing glass with ice.
  2. Stir well until chilled.
  3. Strain into a chilled coupe.

Description: A rich, gin-and-vermouth predecessor of the Martini, sweetened with maraschino.

Garnish: Lemon twist

Note: Widely believed to be the direct ancestor of the Martini, dating to at least the 1880s.