Drinks – How to Make The Ultimate Martini

Ah, the Martini! Despite the ever-growing selection of cocktails doing the rounds (we’re talking to you, you chilli-flavoured-smoke-infused-sugar-coated-what-nots), there still, thankfully, remains something incredibly special about a true martini; that crisp glass, what’s inside it, and that spin-chilling first sip.

Crowned the King of the Martini, DUKES Bar in St James’s, is the only place to head for the ultimate martini. The legendary bar is internationally renowned for its famous martinis and personalised cocktails. Reputedly frequented by James Bond author Ian Fleming, the bar is said to be the inspiration for the iconic line, ‘shaken, not stirred’. So where better to find out how to make your own…

INGREDIENTS:

3 oz. No 3 Gin

0.33 oz Dry Vermouth

Garnish: Lemon Peel

Glass: Martini

METHOD:

Chill the Gin, Vermouth and a Martini glass in the freezer

Place two drops of extra dry Vermouth in the frozen cocktail glass

Pour approximately 3 jiggers of frozen gin over the Vermouth and gently stir

Take a slice of fresh lemon peel:

Pinch to release lemon oil on to the surface of the cocktail

Rub the lemon peel around the rim of the cocktail glass

Drop gently into the drink

If you’re looking to learn how to make the ultimate martini from the very best themselves- as every gentleman should of course – then why not read our review of the Martini Masterclass held at DUKES, here at: thegentlemansjournal.co.uk