Dry Martini

Contributed by Pete Wells

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The adjective dry applies to the type of vermouth; it does't mean that you do not use vermouth at all. Unfortunately, many bartenders do just that, believing that vermouth makes the drink too perfumey. In truth, it softens and complements the gin. A martini without vermouth isn't a martini. It's just cold gin.

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Recipe: Dry Martini

Ingredients

6 tablespoons gin
1 teaspoon dry vermouth
1-inch piece of lemon zest

Fill a shaker with ice. Pour in the gin and dry vermouth. Stir for 1 minute. Strain into a chilled martini glass. Gently twist the lemon zest over the drink and drop it in.

From The Gin Crowd
Published August 1999

Dry Martini

Recipe: Dry Martini

Ingredients

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