Cocktail recipe

Vodka Martini

Name: Vodka Martini · Cocktail recipe
Prep time: 4 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 60 ml Vodka; 10 ml Dry Vermouth; 1 piece lemon juice (twist or olive)

Vodka Martini is aperitif-style, vivid and properly balanced, with Vodka, dry vermouth and and a lemon twist or olive giving the drink a clearer flavour story and a more useful reason to make it.

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Vodka Martini

Description

Vodka Martini works best when it is treated as more than a list of ingredients. This is the sort of drink where bitterness, sweetness and aroma need to pull against each other. Vodka, dry vermouth and and a lemon twist or olive give it colour and structure, while the drier edge keeps the next sip interesting.

It is especially good before food, when you want something with flavour and tension rather than a sugary opener.

Ingredients

60 ml Vodka
10 ml Dry Vermouth
1 piece lemon juice (twist or olive)

Equipment needed

Bar Spoon

Instructions

Measure into a mixing glass: 60 ml Vodka, 10 ml Dry Vermouth.
Fill the mixing glass with ice and stir until the drink is very cold.
Fine-strain into chilled martini glasses to catch any ice chips.
If desired, squeeze a lemon twist over each glass to release its oils, or garnish with a green olive.