Dry Martini recipe

Dry gin and a little dry vermouth, stirred over ice, strained into a martini glass and garnished with green olives.

  • 2 mins total
  • 3 ingredients
  • Martini glass
Dry Martini in a martini glass with green olives on a pick

Recipe card

Dry Martini

Prep
1 min
Making
1 min
Total
2 mins
Serves
1
Glass
Martini glass

Ingredients

Drinks

Makes 1 drink.

Method

  1. Add ice to a mixing glass.
  2. Use a jigger to measure the dry gin and dry vermouth into the mixing glass.
  3. Stir well with a bar spoon.
  4. Strain into a martini glass.
  5. Garnish with a skewer of green olives.
Kris Barton, founder of ThatCocktail, enjoying a cocktail

About the author

Kris Barton

Kris has been making, and sometimes inventing, cocktails for more than 20 years, and founded ThatCocktail in 2019 to share quick and easy recipes you can make at home.

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