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Perfect Dirty Martini

A classic stirred dirty martini with gin, dry vermouth and a touch of olive juice.

  • cocktail
  • martini
  • gin
  • classic
Perfect Dirty Martini
Photo: Szymon Shields · Pexels

At a glance

Scale
3 ¼ oz gin preferably Hendricks pour into mixing glass; fill with ice; stir 20 times strain into freezer-chilled coupe; garnish
¾ oz dry vermouth
¼ oz olive juice
2 olives for garnish

Every detail, step by step:

Ingredients

  • 3.25 oz gin (preferably Hendricks)
  • 0.75 oz dry vermouth
  • 0.25 oz olive juice

Instructions

  1. Chill coupe glass in freezer while gathering and preparing ingredients.
  2. Pour all ingredients into empty pint glass or cocktail mixer.
  3. Fill with ice and stir 20 times.
  4. Strain into chilled glass.
  5. Garnish with 2 olives.

Notes

This is my recipe for the perfect dirty martini. Found at the bottom of many gin bottles. -Marcus