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Martini-on-the-Rocks

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Martini on ice with green olives in a cocktail glass.
Photo by Lizzie Munro

There are recipes out there for the Martini-on-the-Rocks. But let’s be serious. This is a lazy person’s martini, and I’ve never seen anyone put too much effort into making one, let alone follow an exact formula. That’s the appeal of the drink, after all. No muss, no fuss. It’s good to go in a few seconds. I recommend olives as a garnish because, again, I’ve never seen a Martini-on-the-Rocks served any other way. A lemon twist indicates effort. Olives? Just drop ’em in.

Ingredients

2 1⁄4 ounces gin or vodka
3⁄4 ounce dry vermouth
Olives

Preparation

  1. Combine the liquid ingredients in a rocks glass filled with a few sizable pieces of ice. Stir briefly, about 5 seconds, to chill. Add an olive or two. Your work is done.

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Excerpted from The Martini Cocktail: A Meditation on the World's Greatest Drink, with Recipes © 2019 by Robert Simonson. Photography by Lizzie Munro. Reproduced by permission of Ten Speed Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House. All rights reserved. Buy the full book from Amazon.
TagsCocktailAlcoholBeveragesMartiniVermouthGinVodka5 Ingredients or FewerQuickEasyCookbooks

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