Reverse Martini
ClassicThe Martini flipped: mostly vermouth, a little gin. Julia Child's favorite.
Crisp, herbal, and gentle, with dry vermouth's wine-like bitterness leading and gin's botanicals lifting from underneath. Orange bitters and a lemon twist keep it bright — a Martini's poise at a fraction of the punch.
Ingredients
- 2 oz Dry Vermouth
- 1 oz Gin
- 1 dash Orange Bitters
- Lemon twist · optional garnish
Method
- 1
Add every ingredient to a mixing glass with ice.
- 2
Stir until well chilled.
- 3
Strain into a chilled coupe.
- 4
Express a lemon twist over the surface and drop it in.
The Story
The Reverse Martini inverts the modern Martini's ratio — pouring vermouth as the base and gin as the accent — a return to how the drink was actually made in the nineteenth century, before "dry" came to mean almost no vermouth at all. Julia Child was its most famous champion, preferring a "reverse Martini" so she could have two and still cook dinner. It is a lesson in how good vermouth can be.
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