dirty martini cocktail

Name: Dirty Martini Cocktail
Prep time: 2 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 1/2 ounce(s) chilled dry gin; 1/2 ounce(s) chilled dry vermouth; 1/2 ounce(s) olive brine; ice, as needed; 1 cocktail spear or toothpick; 3 green olives stuffed with pimento, as garnish; 1 cocktail glass, aka martini glass, chilled

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Lee Thayer

Nakhon Si Thammarat

Updated on Sep 3, 2024

Just a twist on the standard martini, however this drink is shaken, not stirred, to infuse the olive brine into the gin and vermouth and to thin out the saltiness. A cocktail shaker and bar jigger are helpful but not needed.

Rate

prep time 2 Min

cook time

method No-Cook or Other

yield 1 drink(s)

Ingredients

2 1/2 ounces chilled dry gin
1/2 ounce chilled dry vermouth
1/2 ounce olive brine
ice, as needed
1 cocktail spear or toothpick
3 green olives stuffed with pimento, as garnish
1 cocktail glass, aka martini glass, chilled

How To Make dirty martini cocktail

Step 1

Spear the olives and place in the chilled cocktail glass.

Step 2

Add handful of ice to a cocktail shaker, add the gin, vermouth, and olive brine to the shaker, cap and shake until well chilled.
Step 3

Strain into the glass, serve and enjoy.
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