Dirty Martini
A pale martini with three green olives on a steel pick resting across the rim
Cocktail

Savoury, silky and just a little cheeky

Ingredients
1 oz = 30 ml
Hosting? Mix the spirits, juices and syrups up to a few hours ahead and keep them in the fridge. Shake or stir each round over fresh ice, and add anything sparkling just before serving.
2.5|oz|Purity Vodka 51 Connoisseur Reserve; 0.5|oz|Dry vermouth; 0.25|oz|Olive brine; ||Three green olives on a pick, for garnish

2 1/2 oz / 7.5 cl Purity Vodka 51 Connoisseur Reserve
1/2 oz / 1.5 cl dry vermouth
1/4 oz / 0.75 cl olive brine
Three green olives on a pick, for garnish

Dirty Martini

Glass
Martini glass
Method
Stirred
Time
4 min
Level
Easy

Vodka, dry vermouth and a splash of olive brine, stirred until it is icy and silky. Savoury, with a salty whisper rather than a shout. Vodka 51 Connoisseur Reserve has the texture to carry the brine and keep its poise.

How to make it

Chill a martini glass.

Add the vodka, vermouth and brine to a mixing glass with plenty of ice and stir for about 30 seconds.

Strain into the chilled glass and rest the olives across the rim.

From the Master Blender

Keep the brine to a splash. A light hand leaves the drink clear, silky and balanced, with the olive as a note rather than the main story.

Mathias Tonnesson, Master Blender
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