Dry Martini

This is definitely walking into the briar-patch. There will always be those that disagree, and those that prefer certain variants over others. We are ecumenical in our tastes, but will post only two recipes here as follows:

The Dry Gin Martini

1 x pre-chilled cocktail glass

• 55ml Gin (Tanqueray or Bombay Sapphire)
• 15ml Dry (bianco) Vermouth
• Pour into mixer with 6 ice cubes
• Stir or shake as desired (a major source of debate!!)
• Strain into the cocktail glass
• Add garnish of 1 green olive, or twist of lemon peel (squeezing lemon peel into glass first)

The Vesper (007) Martini

1 x pre-chilled cocktail glass

• 90ml Tanqueray or Bombay Sapphire gin,
• 30ml 100-proof Russian grain vodka,
• 15ml Kina Lillet (Lillet Blanc). If not available, 20ml Dry Vermouth with a pinch of quinine powder or 1-2 dashes Angostura bitters.
• Shake or stir in a mixer with plenty of cracked ice
• Strain into the glass and add a twist of lemon peel (squeezing lemon peel into glass first)