A cocktail made of gin or vodka and dry vermouth. [Alteration of earlierMartinez(probably influenced byMartini & Rossi,trademark for a brand of vermouth), perhaps afterMartinez,a city in western California where it was supposedly invented in the mid-1800s.] ...
The classic recipe has a traditional proportion of gin to vermouth is 2:1, but Chris is actually making more of a Dry Gin Martini and using 2 1/2 ounces of gin and only 1/2 ounce dry vermouth. Regardless of your chosen ratio, this cocktail requires only 3 ingredients and very little ...
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However, another version of the martini origin story involves a famous brand name: Martini & Rossi. Created in the 1800s, this vermouth brand grew so popular that people allegedly began to ask simply for a “martini,” a truncated version of the brand name that became synonymous with a comb...