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Martini
A classic dry martini is made with gin, dry vermouth, and olives or a lemon twist for garnish. It's one of the most well-known cocktails and remains popular more than 100 years after its creation.
Prep Time
2 mins
Total Time
2 mins
Servings: 1 cocktail
Calories: 219 kcal
Course:
Drinks
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 3 ounces gin (6 tablespoons, see note 1)
- 1/2 ounce dry vermouth (1 tablespoon, see note 2)
- 2 pitted, brine-cured olives or lemon twist, for garnish
Instructions
- To a mixing glass filled with ice, add gin and vermouth. Using a bar spoon, stir until mixture is fully combined and well chilled, about 30-45 seconds.
- Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with olives or a lemon twist.
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Notes
- Gin: A distilled spirit flavored with juniper berries and, occasionally, other botanical herbs or spices.
- Dry vermouth: A fortified wine (made from grapes) that is often pale and always bitter compared to red, sweet vermouth.
- Yield: This recipe makes 1 cocktail.
- Glassware: Martinis are traditionally made in a cocktail glass, also known as a martini glass.
- Big batch: Martinis are best prepared individually.
- Extra dry: Made with almost no dry vermouth at all.
- Dirty martini: Add a splash of olive brine to the mixing glass with the gin and garnish with an olive.
- Wet martini: Use equal amounts of gin and dry vermouth.
- Perfect martini: Use equal parts of dry and sweet vermouth.
- Vodka martini: Substitute vodka for the gin.
- Gibson cocktail: Garnish with cocktail onions instead of olives or a lemon twist.
- Vesper martini: Increase the vermouth to 1 ounce, add 1/2 ounce Lillet blanc with the 3 ounces of gin, and garnish with a lemon twist.
- Churchill martini: Omit the dry vermouth entirely and "should be prepared with gin straight from the freezer while glancing at a closed bottle of dry vermouth."
Nutrition Information
Serving
1cocktail
Calories
219kcal
(11%)
Carbohydrates
1g
(0%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Sodium
125mg
(5%)
Potassium
5mg
(0%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
31IU
(1%)
Calcium
4mg
(0%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1cocktail
Amount Per Serving
Calories 219
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cocktail | |
| Calories | 219kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 1g | 0% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 125mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 5mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 31IU | 1% |
| Calcium | 4mg | 0% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.