A Martini

Want to learn A Martini cocktail at home? Whether you want an evening cocktail after a long day, or want to serve up martinis at a dinner party. Gin, dry vermouth, and orange bitters mixed and garnished with green olives.

This is a simple recipe that takes 2 minutes to make and 4 ingredients needed. Also try our peppermint martini for a minty cocktail. Try our winter sangria made with white wine.

There are so many ways to make this classic cocktail. From a dry martini, dirty martini, classic martini and even a porn star martini. The options are endless on how to transform your cocktail.

So grab your martini glass, supplies, and let’s create the ultimate gin cocktail.

This Martini Recipe Is…

• Made with 4 Ingredients
• Takes 2 Minutes to Make
• Quick and Easy
• Bartender Approved

What’s In A Martini

• Gin
• Dry Vermouth
• Orange Bitters
• Green Olives for Garnish – Optional

How to Make

Full directions on how to make martinis are in the printable recipe card at the bottom of the post. This is a visual walk through for readers.

Step One: Start by placing your ice in a shaker.

Step Two: Next add your bitters. Then pour in the gin, and vermouth.

Step Three: Stir and strain your martini cocktail into your glass.

Step Four: Place some green olives on a toothpick and place in glass if you would like.

Pro Tips For Making

You want to stir your cocktail, not shake it like some. Just use a stirring stick to mix. We used a shaker, as it is easy to pour into the martini glass.

Quality ingredients provides a more high quality flavor to your cocktail.

Chilling your glasses in the freezer for 30 minutes before you pour in the drink, helps keep your cocktail chilled without watering it down.

Variations To A Martini

Dirty Martini – Add in an ounce of green olive juice with the other ingredients.

Pineapple Martini – Add 2 ounces of pineapple juice in replace of bitters, and garnish with lime or pineapple chunks.

Porn Star Martini – This is a total different version. It has passion fruit, sparkling wine, and other ingredients in it.

Espresso Martini – 2 ounces vodka, 1/2 ounce Kahlua, and 1 ounce espresso.

Grey Goose Martini – To make this a Grey goose swap the gin for the goose and do 2 1/2 ounces and 1 ounce vermouth with the bitters.

There are so many different ways to make this popular cocktail. Those are just a few of the ways that you will find people love to enjoy them.

Practical notes

Best gin for martini?

Depending on who you talk to will depend on what is recommended for a gin martini. We used Tanqueray gin, but other popular brands are, Bombay, Plymouth, Hendricks, and more.

What is a dry martini meaning?

A dry martini means that there is little vermouth added into the cocktail. It would be around 6 parts gin 1 part vermouth, giving it a dry flavor.

Do you eat the olives in a martini?

You will find that many will eat the olives once the drink is done. Some will eat an olive with a sip or two of the martini cocktail. There is generally 3 olives on a toothpick.

Can you serve a martini on the rocks?

You can serve a martini on the rocks (ice) if you want. The thing with having ice in the cocktail is as the ice melts it will water down the flavor of your drink a bit. To order a martini you have to say on the rocks, or they will serve it u0022upu0022 which means without ice.

Is dry vermouth alcohol?

Dry vermouth is an alcohol that is a fortified wine. It offers a dry and floral aspect to the drink depending on which vermouth you buy.

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Ingredients

Makes 1 servings

• 2 ounces Gin
• 1 ounce Vermouth
• 5-6 dashes Orange Bitters
• 3 Green Olives

Equipment

• Martini Glasses
• Cocktail Maker Set Bartender Kit

Method

1. In a large glass or shaker, pour in your ice.
2. Then add in the bitters, gin, and last vermouth.
3. Stir with a stirring stick then pour the martini into a glass.
4. Garnish with olives if you want, and enjoy.

Kitchen notes

Stir

– Don't shake the martini, stir to mix. On The Rocks – You can serve on the rocks (ice) or without. Chill Martini Glass – If you place your martini in the freezer for 30 minutes it will chill the glass and works at keeping your drink nice and chilled.