The recipe
- 2 ozGin60 ml
- ¾ ozDry vermouth23 ml
- ½ ozGreen olive brine15 ml
How to make it
- 1Stir everything with ice.
- 2Strain into a chilled martini glass.
Garnish: Green olives on a pick.
Variations: Vodka in place of gin is just as common.
Some recipes use much less vermouth; the brine is nearly always half an ounce.
The ratio
4 : 1½ : 1
In parts, a Dirty Martini is 4 gin, 1½ vermouth and 1 olive brine. Change one part and you have a cousin; the closest are below.
Built the same way
Head to head
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- Bronx — Gin with both vermouths, orange bitters and a little orange juice: a Perfect Martini with orange in it.