Ingredients:

  • 2.5 oz premium gin or vodka
  • 0.5 oz dry vermouth
  • 1 dash orange bitters
  • 2 cups fresh ice
  • 1 wide strip of lemon peel

Instructions:

  1. Chill your glass. Place your martini glass in the freezer for at least 10 minutes.
  2. Measure the spirits. Pour 2.5 oz (75ml) of gin or vodka into a mixing glass.
  3. Add the vermouth. Pour 0.5 oz (15ml) of dry vermouth over the spirit.
  4. Add the bitters. Drop in 1 dash of orange bitters.
  5. Fill with ice. Add 2 cups of fresh ice until the glass is three quarters full.
  6. Stir with intention. Stir for 30 seconds until the mixing glass feels painfully cold to the touch.
  7. Strain carefully. Use a Julep or Hawthorne strainer to pour the liquid into your chilled glass.
  8. Express the oils. Twist the lemon peel over the surface of the drink.
  9. Garnish and serve. Drop the peel into the glass or perch it on the rim.