Martini

A classic cocktail with only two ingredients, gin and dry vermouth .

    Ingredients

  • 2 ounces gin
  • ΒΌ ounce dry vermouth
  • Lemon peel or olives
  • for garnish

    Preparation

  1. In a mixing glass
  2. combine the gin and vermouth
  3. then fill the glass three-quarters full with ice. Stir for 40 seconds.
  4. Strain into a coupe glass.
  5. Express the oils from the lemon peel over the top of the drink
  6. rub the peel along the rim of the glass
  7. then drop the peel into the drink. Alternatively
  8. skewer 1 to 3 olives on a cocktail pick and place it carefully inside the glass.

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