The Best Dirty Martini Recipe
Classic cocktails don't get more umami-forward than a dirty martini. Here's how to make a great one.
Servings: 1
Calories: 200kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 ½ ounces (75 ml) good London dry gin
- ½ ounce (15 ml) dry vermouth
- ½ ounce (15 ml) olive brine
- 3 large olives to garnish
Instructions
- Add plenty of ice to a mixing glass.
- Pour in gin, vermouth, and olive brine.
- Stir until very well chilled.
- Strain into a martini glass.
- Garnish with three large, skewered olives and serve.
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Notes
- Olive brine is the salty, vinegary liquid that olives are packed in. I tend to use the brine from whatever olives I have around, from the good old pimento-stuffed petite green olives that we use for tacos to big, plump Cerignola or Castelvetrano olives. You can also buy a bottle of olive brine made for cocktails, such as Dirty Sue. Caper brine also makes a delicious dirty martini. You can still garnish it with olives.
- Learn more about the other ingredients in the text of the blog post above.
- You can batch this cocktail for a party if you like. To make eight drinks, combine in a pitcher up to about 24 hours in advance: 2 ½ cups gin, ½ cup vermouth, ½ cup olive brine, and ½ cup water. Cover well and chill until serving time. You can spear your olives in advance too if you like. At serving time, divide among glasses and garnish individually.
Nutrition
Calories: 200kcal