Martinez
The grandfather of the Martini.
ClassicSweetHerbalComplex
Ingredients
- Old Tom Gin1.5 oz (45 ml)
- Sweet Vermouth1.5 oz (45 ml)
- Maraschino Liqueur0.25 oz (7.5 ml)
- Orange Bitters2 dashes
How to make it
- Stir all ingredients with ice.
- Strain into a coupe.
Glass: Coupe
May contain: Gluten, Sulfites. Always check your own bottles.
History
The Martinez is the sweet, gin-and-sweet-vermouth ancestor of the Martini, rounded out with maraschino and bitters and dating to the 1880s. It appears in the manuals of O. H. Byron and Harry Johnson; legend ties the name to the town of Martinez, California, though the story is unverified.
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