Churchill Martini
Ingredients
- 2 1⁄2 oz Tanqueray London Dry Gin
- 2 1⁄2 oz Tanqueray London Dry Gin from freezer
- 2 1⁄2 oz Tanqueray London Dry Gin from freezer
Method
Glassware:
Serve in a Martini glass
Method:
STIR gin with ice while glancing at an unopened bottle of dry vermouth. Strain into chilled glass.
History:
Legend has it that Sir Winston Churchill liked his Martinis served without the vermouth actually being added to the drink, just present in the same room. He is quoted as saying, "Glance at the vermouth bottle briefly while pouring the juniper distillate freely."
See History and evolution of the Martini cocktail.
Review:
Gin served chilled and neat, other than with a little dilution courtesy of melting ice. A great man but not necessarily a great cocktail!
