Dry Martini cocktail recipe

Dry Martini is one of the fancies cocktails out there, they come in all the colors and flavors, but the original Dry Martini is consisted of gin and dry vermouth with either an olive or lemon twist decoration.

It will take you 3 minutes to make a Dry Martini cocktail:

  Dry Martini Ingredients:

-  2 1/2 oz gin
-  1/2 oz dry vermouth
-  1 green olive or lemon twist for garnish
-  Orange or Angostura bitters (optional)

Preparation:

-  Pour the ingredients into a mixing glass filled with ice cubes.
-  Stir for 30 seconds.
-  Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
-  Add a dash of orange or Angostura bitters if desired
-  Garnish with the olive or lemon twist.

Variations on the classic Dry Martini:

-  Dry Martini - Traditionally uses more dry vermouth, however recent trends define a Dry Martini as using little or no vermouth.
-  Bone Dry or Desert Martini - No vermouth.
-  Gibson - Garnish with a cocktail onion.
-  Perfect Martini - Use equal parts of sweet and dry vermouth.
-  Dirty Martini - Add a small amount of olive brine.
-  50-50 - Use equal parts of gin and dry vermouth.
-  Vodka Martini - Replace gin with vodka for a nice alternative.