How to make a Martinez

Smell the sweet citrus in the air? That means it's time for a refreshing and bright Martinez Cocktail! Learn to whip up this incredible classic with this super easy drink recipe!

Making classic cocktails brings me so much joy and excitement! It’s an awesome way to experiment and up your hosting game.

That’s why I love crafting classic cocktails like the Martinez. It is a simple yet elegant refresher with so much style and flair!

Try this recipe for your next cocktail party; your guests will be begging for more of this mildly sweet and citrusy treat!

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🥘 Ingredients

• Cubed Ice: Keep your cocktail cold with fresh ice. Use large cubes to avoid making your drink too watery too quickly.
• Orange Bitters: This aromatic ingredient adds loads of sweet citrus flavor and aroma to this smooth and sippable drink.
• Sweet Vermouth: Sweet vermouth brings a lovely, light, and fruity taste to this bright beverage.
• Gin: I love to use Plymouth Gin for its traditional smooth and spirited flavor; however, you can choose your favorite variety of gin to make this fresh sip!
• Maraschino Liqueur: This sweet cherry liqueur has a brilliant sweet and fruity flavor.
• Lemon Zest: Choose a bright, fresh lemon so you get the most beautiful zest.

See the recipe card for quantities.

🍸 Step-by-Step Instructions

Step One: Add the Orange bitters to a well-chilled stirring glass.

Step Two: Add the sweet vermouth, gin, and one bar spoon of maraschino liqueur.

Step Three: Fill the stirring glass with ice cubes and stir well with a bar spoon.

Step Four: Pour the drink through a strainer into a chilled Nick & Nora glass.

Step Five: Garnish the glass with a lemon zest and enjoy!

🥂 Variations

Low-Alcohol: To make a lovely light version of this drink with less alcohol, use less gin and more vermouth.

🍽 Equipment

• Measuring Tools
• Stirring Glass
• Barspoon
• Nick & Nora Glass: This iconic stemmed glass looked like a petite wine glass. If you do not have a set of Nick & Nora’s, use your favorite white wine glasses.
• Strainer: I love the Julep strainer for this drink, or a Hawthorne strainer works very well.

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Martinez Cocktail Recipe

Nora

This step-by-step recipe will show you how to create the perfect mix of gin, sweet vermouth, maraschino liqueur, and orange bitters. So classy so good!

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Total Time 5 minutes mins

Course Alcoholic beverage, Cocktails

Cuisine American

Servings 1 Serving

Calories 185 kcal

Equipment

• Measuring tools / Jigger
• Stirring glass
• Barspoon
• Nick & Nora glass or your preferred stem-glass-ware
• Julep (or Hawthorn) strainer

Ingredients

 

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• 2 dashes Orange bitters
• ½ oz Sweet Vermouth
• 1 ¾ oz Plymouth Gin
• 1 Barspoon Maraschino liqueur
• Cubed ice for the stirring glass
• Lemon zest for garnish

Instructions

 

• Take a well-chilled stirring glass out of the freezer.
• Add 2 dashes Orange bitters.
  2 dashes Orange bitters
• Then add ½ oz Sweet Vermouth, 1 ¾ oz Plymouth Gin, and 1 Barspoon Maraschino liqueur.
  ½ oz Sweet Vermouth, 1 ¾ oz Plymouth Gin, 1 Barspoon Maraschino liqueur
• Fill the stirring glass with Cubed ice and stir well with a bar spoon.
  Cubed ice
• Take a Nick & Nora glass (ideally chilled) and pour the drink through a Julep (or Hawthorn) strainer into the glass (low and slow).
• Finally, cut off a Lemon zest (this means a small disc from the edge of the lemon) and garnish the drink with it.
  Lemon zest

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Nutrition values are estimates only, using online calculators. Please verify using your own data.

Serving: 1Serving | Calories: 185kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 0.5g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.02g | Sodium: 4mg | Potassium: 225mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 36IU | Vitamin C: 86mg | Calcium: 42mg | Iron: 1mg

⛑️ Food Safety

• Cook to a minimum temperature of 165 °F (74 °C)
• Do not use the same utensils on cooked food, that previously touched raw meat
• Wash hands after touching raw meat
• Don't leave food sitting out at room temperature for extended periods
• Never leave cooking food unattended
• Use oils with high smoking point to avoid harmful compounds
• Always have good ventilation when using a gas stove

For further information, check Safe Food Handling - FDA.