Astoria Cocktail
Stevi
September 07, 2008
Gin, Original, Vermouth
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Tags: astoria, bianco, citadelle, cocktail, Gin, junipero, recipe, Vermouth, vya
By modern standards, the Astoria is a very wet martini. I was telling the owner/bartender of the Three Lions Pub that the Astoria was my current favorite take on the martini, and he nearly fainted when I told him it was a 2:1 gin to vermouth ratio. He makes his martinis by rinsing the glass with vermouth and then shaking the gin separately over ice.
I’ve been experimenting with different gins in the Astoria. I had been using Vya extra dry vermouth, although I find it a little too spicy and, well, dry. Using … Continue Reading
