Twelve-Dollar Martini

Saucebox * Portland, ORLike the underground classic Dreamy Dorini Smoking Martini, this pleasantly smoky drink is tailor-made for cigar lovers. The name mocks inflated cocktail prices across the country.Plus: Ultimate Cocktail Guide

Yield:
1 drink

Ingredients

  • 1/2 ounce Pernod

  • Ice

  • 3 ounces gin

  • 3/4 ounce dry vermouth

  • 1/2 ounce Scotch, preferably Islay

  • 1 lemon twist

Directions

  1. Rinse a chilled martini glass with the Pernod, then pour it out. Fill a pint glass with ice. Add the gin, vermouth and Scotch. Stir well and strain into the prepared martini glass. Garnish with the lemon twist.

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