Dry Martini cocktail in a martini glass, garnished with lemon peel or a green olive

Dry Martini recipe

Name: Dry Martini
Prep time: 3 min
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: IBA official cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml (2 oz) Gin; 10 ml (¼ oz) Dry vermouth

Also known as Gin Martini

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The Dry Martini is a stirred gin cocktail, made with gin and dry vermouth, served in a martini glass. It is spirit-forward. It is an official IBA cocktail, in The Unforgettables.

Strength: about 29% ABV in the glass, roughly 20 g of alcohol and about 150 calories per drink (an estimate; brands, sugar and dilution vary).

The cocktail of the 20th century. It grew drier decade by decade as the vermouth shrank and the gin grew.

Dry Martini ingredients

Gin	60 ml (2 oz)
Dry vermouth	10 ml (¼ oz)

Measures for one serve. Open the drink in Bar Bible to scale it to a batch or switch to ounces.

How to make a Dry Martini

Add everything to a mixing glass with plenty of ice.
Stir until very cold, about 30 seconds.
Strain into a chilled martini glass.
Garnish with a lemon peel or a green olive.

Glass: Martini glass
Ice: None, served up
Garnish: Lemon peel or a green olive

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Dry Martini: quick answers

How strong is a Dry Martini?: About 29% alcohol once the ice has melted in, roughly 20 g of alcohol per drink. That is an estimate: brands and dilution vary.
How many calories are in a Dry Martini?: About 150 calories per drink, from the alcohol and the ingredients. An estimate: brands and the amount of sugar change it. Compare every drink in the cocktail calorie chart.
What glass is a Dry Martini served in?: A martini glass, with no ice in the glass.
How many ingredients does a Dry Martini have?: 2 in total: gin and dry vermouth. Simple enough to make at home.