AB's Martini

Recipe courtesy Alton Brown, 2005

Show: Good EatsEpisode: Raising the Bar

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (9)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(9)

Prep Time:
5 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
1 drink

Times:

Prep: 5 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: --
Total:: 5 min

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Ingredients

1 cup crushed ice, plus extra for chilling glass
1/2-ounce dry vermouth
2 1/2 ounces gin
1 olive

Directions

Place some crushed ice into the martini glass you will be serving in, and set aside.

Place the 1 cup of crushed ice into a cocktail shaker. Pour in the vermouth and swirl it around, making as much contact as possible with the ice. Using a strainer, pour the vermouth out. Add the gin and stir well to combine.

Remove the ice from your serving glass and add the olive. Using the strainer, pour the gin into the serving glass.

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Comments & Reviews

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Lynn M. madison, WI 04-24-2009
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The best
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Try using Plymouth Gin in this classic. And the olive in the bottom of the glass is key, along with using crushed ice. ... Cheers...Read more
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Matt Jamestown, RI 09-17-2007
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Really is the best martini
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I've been making Martini's exactly this way for 25 years. My dad taught me. Perhaps AB should remove his initials. It's... really just a variation on a classic.Read more
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Anonymous 07-21-2007
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YES!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

My new favorite recipe
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Jeff Copley, OH 12-30-2006
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Excellent
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

What made this simple recipe so great were the additional hints given on the actual show, e.g. shaken vs. stirred, and why to... add the olive first. It would be great if some of these extras were included with the online recipe.Read more
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Richard Philadelphia, PA 12-29-2006
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Yummy
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Just as good as the best Martini I ever had - the Fountain at the Four Seasons in Philadelphia.
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Marcie Phelan, CA 06-08-2006
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Martini Heaven
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

AB hit it out of the park with this one. It's right on!