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Dry Martini (7:1 ratio) Embury's

Classic/vintage · Hall of Fame and must know/try · Martini-style

4.5 66 ratings

Ingredients

2 1/3 oz Gin
1/3 oz Dry vermouth
1 dash Orange bitters

How to make

Serve in a martini glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a MARTINI GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of skewered green olive or lemon zest twist.

Method

  1. 3 STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. 4 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. 5 Express lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish &/or garnish with skewered olive.

Flavour profile

30.1% alc./vol. · 1.7 standard drinks · 166 calories

History

Embury had a bone dry palate; Martinis made to his specification are just that, and with correct dilution, fabulous.

In his book The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks, David Embury states, "After extensive experimentation I have arrived at the ratio of 5 to 1 as the proportion most pleasing to the average palate. Personally, I like a ratio of about 7 to 1 even better, and I know some who prefer a ratio as high as 10 to 1."

Created by David A. Embury