The United Steaks

My Martini recipe for your enjoyment.

• 2 oz. Bombay Sapphire Or Broker’s Gin
• 3 drops Martini & Rossi Dry Vermouth
• 3 Green Olives (no pimentos)

If you store your gin in the freezer, add the drops of vermouth to the glass and spin the glass to coat it. Add the gin, and garnish with the skewered olives.

If you must shake or stir, add your vermouth to a clean shaker and roll it it to coat. Add the ice and gin and give it a few good shakes in a gentle, rolling motion. Pour into your martini glass and garnish with the olives.

By no means should you rely on my recommendations for gin, as everyone’s tastes are different. Broker’s would be my preferred but not available locally. Bombay Sapphire’s blue bottle will brighten your liquor cabinet and the subtle differences in flavor over a traditional gin will add a bit of diversity to a classic martini. Tanqueray and Tanqueray No. Ten are also quite suitable.

Also, if you can find Lillet in your neck of the woods, give it a try in place of the Martini & Rossi.