Martinez
Ingredients:
Method:
1. Chill a cocktail glass. 2. Fill a mixing glass with ice. 3. Add the gin, sweet red vermouth, maraschino liqueur, and bitters. 4. Stir until chilled. 5. Strain into the glass and garnish with a lemon twist.
Description:
The Martinez is often described as one of the forerunners of the Martini. It belongs to an older bar style in which gin was paired with sweet vermouth, maraschino liqueur, and bitters. In flavor, the Martinez is softer and richer than a Dry Martini, with more sweetness, herbal depth, and roundness. It is a useful cocktail for understanding the shift from 19th-century vermouth drinks toward the drier classics of the 20th century.