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Queen Martini

Aperitivo/aperitif · Herbal · Martini-style

4.1 34 ratings

Ingredients

1 oz Gin
1 oz Dry vermouth
1 oz Rosso/sweet vermouth
1 dash Orange bitters

How to make

Serve in a martini glass

Method

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a MARTINI GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of orange zest twist &/or skewered Fragata Green Olive.
  3. 3 STIR all ingredients with ice.
  4. 4 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Flavour profile

19.8% alc./vol. · 1.3 standard drinks · 147 calories

History

The high proportion of vermouth gives this Martini an almost sherry-like quality.

A Martini prepared with both French (dry) and Italian (sweet) vermouths is recognized as a Perfect Martini. David A. Embury, in his 1948 book The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks, stated, "Someone once said that whoever named near-beer was a darned poor judge of distance. I say that whoever named the 'Perfect' cocktail was a might poor judge of perfection. It is also sometimes called the Somerset and, if made with equal parts of French vermouth, Italian vermouth, and gin, the Queen."