Martini Cocktail

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The Martini Cocktail consists of varying degrees of Gin, and Vermouth.

"There is no sugar in a martini; no egg whites, no black and white rums, no shaved almonds, no fruit juice, no chocolate, and no spices.... It is a clear, clean, cold, pure, honest drink ..."

- Donald G. Smith, Wall Street Journal


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Earliest References

30 June 1887, BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE, pg. 2:

"aye, even sample the bewildering depths of the "Martini cocktail,"


Harry Johnson (1882) - Martini Cocktail.


Historical Recipes

"Wehmann's Bartenders Guide" by Henry J.Wehmann (1891)

  • (Use large bar glass)
  • Fill the glass with ice
  • 2 or 3 dashes Gum Syrup
  • 2 or 3 dashes Bitters
  • 1 dash of Curacoa
  • 1/2 wine glassful of old Tom Gin
  • 1/2 wine glassful of vermouth

Stir well with a spoon, strain into cocktail glass, squeeze a piece of lemon peel on top, and serve


Common Recipes

Recipe#1: Cocktaildb.com

  • Stir in mixing glass with ice & strain
  • 1 3/4 oz gin (5 cl, 7/16 gills)
  • 3/4 oz dry vermouth (2 cl, 3/16 gills)
  • Add olive (or lemon twist)
  • Serve in a cocktail glass


Recipe#2: Dale DeGroff, King Cocktail.

  • 3 oz. Gin or Vodka
  • 1 Dash Dry French Vermouth

Stir or shake as your heart or James tells you and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a small pitted Spanish cocktail olive, no matter what they tell you in Texas.


Recipe#3: Gary Regan.

  • 3 ounces gin or vodka
  • 1/4 to 1/2 ounce dry vermouth
  • Olive or lemon twist for garnish

Pour the gin or vodka and the vermouth into an ice-filled mixing glass or cocktail shaker. Stir well for 20 to 30 seconds, or shake well for 10 to 15 seconds. Strain into a well-chilled, large martini glass, and add the garnish.

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