50-50 Martini Recipe
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Ingredients
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Cocktail
Garnish
Equipment
Method
Cocktail
Chill glass
Place the martini or coupe glass in the freezer for at least 5 minutes, or fill with ice water while you prepare the drink to thoroughly chill the glass.
Measure
Using a jigger, measure 1.5 oz gin and 1.5 oz dry vermouth (a true 50-50 ratio).
Combine with bitters
Pour the gin and dry vermouth into a mixing glass or cocktail shaker. Add 2 dashes of orange bitters.
Add ice and stir
Fill the mixing glass with ice (about 1 cup or enough to come well above the liquid). Stir gently with a bar spoon for 20–30 seconds until the liquid is well chilled and slightly diluted (the mixing glass should feel very cold). Do not shake; stirring preserves clarity and a silky texture.
Strain
Empty the ice or water from the chilled serving glass. Using a strainer, pour the mixed martini into the chilled glass, leaving the mixing ice behind.
Garnish & Finish
Prepare garnish
If using a lemon twist: use a peeler to remove a 1–2-inch strip of lemon peel, avoiding the bitter white pith. Express the oils by holding the peel over the glass and giving it a quick twist, then rub the rim of the glass with the peel and drop it into the drink. If using an olive: skewer one olive and drop it into the glass.
Serve
Present immediately while very cold. Sip and enjoy the balanced 50-50 profile—herbaceous gin and savory vermouth in equal measure.