My menu of "martini-like drinks" always begin with 3 oz of a dry London gin like Gordon's or Beefeaters over ice. Sometimes straight, but favorite additions include: (pick any one)
Splash of good dark bitters
Splash of orange bitters
Splash of lemon bitters
Twist of lemon peel
Bar spoon of onion juice (with onions)
Bar spoon of olive juice (with olives)
1/2 ounce dry or sweet vermouth
Juice of 1/2 lime and a bit of simple syrup
Then there are the mixed drinks like G&Ts, Rickeys, Collins, Scarlett O'Haras, Negronis, etc.
BTW...The original Martini was made with sweet vermouth, and it's excellent that way. When somebody substituted dry vermouth, it became the Dry Martini. "Dry" thus has nothing whatever to do with the amount of vermouth used, so "very dry" is meaningless.
Last edited by RockyRaab; 07/03/21.
