The Perfect Classic Gin Martini Recipe
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If you took our advice and hunted down the best rare top-shelf spirits, you’d have a liquor cabinet to rival any collector’s by now. But where to go from there? This simple martini recipe is a fantastic way to crack into your collection. With Monkey 47 2020 Distillers Cut Gin as its base, it’s a complex and lively number that will satisfy your inner sophisticant.
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Ah, the humble gin martini. Simple, sophisticated and refreshing.
It has long been high society’s beverage of choice, enjoyed by famous film stars and high-powered heads of state alike. A cocktail as uncomplicated as the gin martini takes much of its character from the gin that forms its base. But just as every star needs an understudy, every hero a sidekick, even the finest gin needs the support of aromatic vermouth to form the best martini.Our recipe for a rich and full-bodied gin martini casts Monkey 47 2020 Distiller’s Cut in the lead role. The unusual complexity and robustness of this barrel-aged gin is best complemented by semi-dry vermouth, and we recommend the classy and obtainable Lively White by Regal Rogue.
Monkey Martini: The Perfect Classic Gin Martini Recipe
Ingredients
60 mL Monkey 47 2020 Distiller’s Cut gin
5 - 10 mL Regal Rogue Lively White vermouth
Lemon Peel
Method
Combine gin and vermouth in a mixing glass filled with ice (using more or less vermouth according to taste)
Stir for about 20 seconds. Sample and stir a little more if the alcohol is too sharp for your taste
Strain into chilled martini glass
Squeeze oils of lemon peel into glass and garnish martini with the peel
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