Martinez

A stirred, spirit-forward cocktail often considered gin’s Manhattan ancestor. Balanced gin, sweet vermouth, maraschino and Angostura bitters, strained into a chilled coupe and finished with a lemon twist.

Total time: 6 min • Active: 4 min • Inactive: 2 min

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Ingredients

2 oz gin
1 oz sweet vermouth
0.25 oz maraschino liqueur
2 ea Angostura bitters
8 ea ice
1 ea stirred Martinez (in mixing glass)
1 ea Martinez (served in coupe)
1 ea lemon twist

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Chill a coupe glass by placing it in the freezer or filling it with ice water; leave the glass chilled and empty for serving.

Express a lemon twist over the drink to release oils, rub the peel on the rim, and drop the twist into the glass as garnish.

Measure and combine gin, sweet vermouth, maraschino liqueur and Angostura bitters into a mixing glass; fill the mixing glass with plenty of ice (about 8 large cubes, enough to reach near the top).

Stir the mixing-glass mixture with the ice until the drink is well chilled and slightly diluted (about 30–45 seconds).

Quickly strain the stirred cocktail from the mixing glass into the chilled coupe glass.

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