Dry Martini

Ingredients

• 2 dashesRegans' Orange Bitters No. 6
  The cardamom-heavy style the drink was built around
• 1/2 ozDry Vermouth
  Keep it refrigerated once opened; oxidised vermouth is the usual reason a Martini tastes flat
• 2 1/2 ozGin
  A juniper-forward London dry holds up best against the bitters

Instructions

1. Chill a Nick & Nora or coupe in the freezer while you build the drink

   Glass temperature matters more here than in almost any other cocktail

2. Add 2 1/2 oz gin and 1/2 oz dry vermouth to a mixing glass
3. Add 2 dashes of Regans' Orange Bitters No. 6
4. Fill with ice and stir until the outside of the glass frosts

   Around 30 seconds; the dilution is part of the recipe, not a mistake

5. Strain into the chilled glass
6. Express a lemon peel over the surface, then drop it in or discard it