Ingredients

  • 1½ ozLondon dry gin
  • 1½ ozdry vermouth
  • 🍋lemon twist(garnish)

🔧 Tools

mixing glassbarspoonstrainerjigger

Instructions

  1. Chill a martini glass.
  2. Combine gin and vermouth in mixing glass with ice.
  3. Stir for 30 seconds.
  4. Strain into chilled glass.
  5. Express and garnish with lemon twist.

📜 History

The 50/50 Martini represents a return to earlier Martini ratios before the very dry style became dominant. This equal-parts approach creates a lower-ABV more vermouth-forward cocktail popular in modern craft bars.

#modern#martini-style#low-abv#balanced