Martini Cocktail

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

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.

See also

• Manhattan