Dirty Martini
Martinis & Manhattans · Gin
- Strength
- 19.9%
- Std. drinks
- 1.58
- Calories
- 158
- Sugar
- 0.7 g
- 2 ozGin60 ml
- ¾ ozDry vermouth23 ml
- ½ ozGreen olive brine15 ml
The ratio · 4 : 1½ : 1
Highlighted: not in the Dry Martini.
Head to head
Dirty Martini and Dry Martini side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference
The Dirty Martini is a Dry Martini with olive brine and more vermouth. The brine makes it savory and salty; the extra liquid makes it a little lower in strength, but a bigger drink.
By the numbers
Both have gin and dry vermouth. Only the Dirty Martini has olive brine. In parts, a Dirty Martini is 4 gin, 1½ vermouth and 1 olive brine; a Dry Martini is 6 gin and 1 vermouth. By volume, the Dirty Martini is 62% spirit, 23% fortified wine and bitter and 15% mixer and juice; the Dry Martini is 86% spirit and 14% fortified wine and bitter.
The Dry Martini is the stronger drink in the glass (24.4% ABV against 19.9%), but the Dirty Martini is the bigger drink, so it holds more alcohol (1.58 standard drinks against 1.45). The Dirty Martini has more calories (about 158 against 144), with about the same sugar (0.7 g and 0.3 g). Both are stirred and served in a martini glass.
Martinis & Manhattans · Gin
The ratio · 4 : 1½ : 1
Highlighted: not in the Dry Martini.
Martinis & Manhattans · Gin
The ratio · 6 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Dirty Martini.
Each drink sits nearer the corners it has more of: spirit, vermouth and bitter, citrus, mixer, syrup or liqueur. The gray dots are the other classics. Explore the full ratio map.
Dirty Martini vs.
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