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Dickens' Dry Martini

Aperitivo/aperitif · Classic/vintage · Martini-style

4.4 30 ratings

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Ingredients

2 1/12 oz Gin
5/12 oz Dry vermouth
1 dash Orange bitters

How to make

Serve in a martini glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a MARTINI GLASS.
  2. 2 No garnish to prepare.

Method

  1. 3 STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. 4 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. 5 Serve naked, without garnish.

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Flavour profile

29.4% alc./vol. · 1.6 standard drinks · 152 calories

History

In an ironic nod to Charles Dickens' novel Oliver Twist, a "Dickens' Martini" is served without an olive or a twist. The gin to vermouth ratio is a matter of preference; the recipe specifies five parts gin to one part vermouth.

Observe the historical progression of the Dry Martini.