Gibson
A classic Martini garnished with a cocktail onion instead of an olive or twist.
ClassicDrySavoryStrong
Ingredients
- Gin2.5 oz (75 ml)
- Dry Vermouth0.5 oz (15 ml)
- Cocktail Onion2
How to make it
- Stir gin and vermouth with ice.
- Strain into a chilled coupe.
- Garnish with cocktail onions.
Glass: Martini
May contain: Gluten, Sulfites. Always check your own bottles.
History
The Gibson is a dry Martini garnished with a pickled cocktail onion instead of an olive. Dating to around 1900, it is variously attributed to the illustrator Charles Dana Gibson and to a businessman named Gibson at San Francisco's Bohemian Club, though neither story is confirmed.
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