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Old Martinique Special

Aperitivo/aperitif · Martini-style · Short and stirred

4.2 14 ratings

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Ingredients

2 oz Gin
1 oz Dry vermouth
1/12 oz Orange Curaçao

How to make

Serve in a martini glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a MARTINI GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

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

Garnish

  1. 5 EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

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Flavour profile

26.5% alc./vol. · 1.8 standard drinks · 175 calories

History

Drinks writer, Robert Simonson describes this as "basically an Improved Martini Cocktail." He is correct.

An adaptation of a cocktail from New York City's Hotel Martinique, dating back to the 1930s, as presented in The Mix with Robert Simonson in March, 2023.