Classic Martini

The Classic Martini has a crisp, dry, botanical, clean, bracing flavor profile. The quintessential gin cocktail that epitomizes elegance and sophistication. A perfect balance of botanical gin and dry vermouth, served ice-cold with a lemon twist or olive.

A Classic Martini requires 3 ingredients: London Dry Gin, Dry Vermouth, Lemon twist or olive.

A Classic Martini takes about 3 minutes to prepare and is considered medium difficulty.

A Classic Martini is traditionally served in a coupe, garnished with Lemon twist or olive.

Yes, you can make a mocktail version of the Classic Martini by substituting the spirits with non-alcoholic alternatives such as seedlip, non-alcoholic distilled spirits, or flavored syrups and juices that mimic the original flavor profile.

The Martini's origins are shrouded in mystery and competing claims, with stories dating back to the 1860s-1880s. Some credit Jerry Thomas, the legendary bartender, with creating a precursor called the Martinez in the 1860s. Others point to the town of Martinez, California, or claim it evolved from the gin-based cocktails popular in the late 19th century. The modern dry Martini emerged in the early 1900s as American tastes shifted toward drier cocktails. Prohibition ironically helped cement the Martini's popularity, as gin was easier to produce illegally than aged spirits. The cocktail reached iconic status in the mid-20th century, becoming synonymous with sophistication through literature, film, and the three-martini lunch culture of Madison Avenue. While James Bond popularized the 'shaken, not stirred' variation with vodka, purists maintain that a true Martini is made with gin and stirred to maintain the spirit's clarity and texture.