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Dry Martini Recipe

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The classic party cocktail.

Dry Martini Recipe (+)

Directions

Chill glass in the freezer.
Fill a pitcher (a martini pitcher if available) with ice. Slowly pour the gin into pitcher. Add dry vermouth and gently stir. Strain into a chilled glass.
Garnish with an olive.

*"Very dry" martini: Add only a single drop of vermouth or place a splash of vermouth in a chilled glass, swirl the vermouth to cover the inside of glass. Pour the vermouth out of glass before pouring chilled gin.

Container: Martini pitcher and Martini glass

Prep Time: 1 minute

Cook Time: 0 minutes

Servings: 1

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Ingredients

-		2 1/2 ounces dry gin
-		1/2 ounce dry vermouth*
		Garnish: olive and/or lemon peel
		Ice

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