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Bitter Martini

5 min • 1 servings •
Albert Dente
Martini garnished with green olives beside a cocktail shaker on a kitchen counter.

The martini wasn’t always the dry creature that it is today. Perhaps it has suffered its only little variant of global warming, becoming increasingly parched with the passing of time. Here is a sweeter “wetter” version that was popular during the dry days of prohibition. It is my martini of choice.

Ready

  • 4 parts gin
  • 2 parts dry vermouth
  • 2 dashes of orange bitters
  • 3 olives (for garnish)

    • Set

  • Cocktail shaker or stirrer

    • Go!

  • Chill a martini glass in freezer.
  • Mix gin, dry vermouth, and orange bitters in cocktail shaker.
  • Add ice.
  • Cover.
  • Shake (or alternately stir).
  • Strain into chilled martini glass.
  • Garnish with 3 olives.
  • Serve and enjoy.

    • Recommendations

    Pour in small proportions. Large drinks equal ½ drunk lukewarm dishwater.
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