Dry Vermouth cocktails
3 classic recipes from our canon that use dry vermouth — Dry Vermouth sits in our liqueurs & fortified shelf.
Dry Martini
Gin and dry vermouth, stirred down to ice-cold silk — the cocktail every other is measured against.
Ingredients
- ◆60 ml gin
- ◆10 ml dry vermouth
Method
- 1Stir gin and vermouth with plenty of ice until very cold, about 30 seconds.
- 2Strain into a chilled martini glass.
- 3Express a lemon peel over the top, or drop in an olive.
PRO TIP
Stir, never shake — you want clarity and silk, not a cloudy, aerated drink.
Garnish — Lemon twist or olive
Tuxedo
A dressed-up Martini with maraschino, absinthe and orange bitters — crisp and aromatic.
Ingredients
- ◆30 ml gin
- ◆30 ml dry vermouth
- ◆1 bar spoon maraschino liqueur
- ◆1 dash absinthe
- ◆3 dashes orange bitters
Method
- 1Stir all ingredients with ice until very cold.
- 2Strain into a chilled martini glass.
PRO TIP
Old Tom gin and a whisper of absinthe make it sing.
Garnish — Cherry and lemon zest
Cardinale
A drier Negroni — gin and Campari leaning on dry vermouth instead of sweet.
Ingredients
- ◆40 ml gin
- ◆20 ml dry vermouth
- ◆10 ml campari
Method
- 1Stir all ingredients with ice until cold.
- 2Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
PRO TIP
Dry vermouth makes it crisper and more bitter than a classic Negroni.
Garnish — Lemon zest
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