Friday, July 21, 2017

Martini

2 1/2 oz. Plymouth, Beefeater, or Tanqueray
3/4 oz. Dolin Dry vermouth
1 dash House orange bitters
1 Lemon twist

Stir all ingredients over ice.  Strain into a martini glass.  Garnish with the lemon twist.

From one classic to the next...there can't be a more debated and varied drink recipe out there right?  Dry, wet, dirty...how you prefer your martini sounds a lot like how'd you'd describe your dog.  Or your hair.  Or your car.  Regardless, the Death & Co. recipe trends more to the classic dry variation although not quite a 5:1 gin-to-vermouth ratio.  

Martini's really aren't my thing, but I went ahead and gave all three gins a go.  I can easily say I prefer Plymouth over the other two.  Bold, strong, and boozy.  Beefeater was pretty good as well.  Definitely not a fan of Tanqueray here.  It was so floral I thought I was drinking a plant.