Why it works: Vermouth and gin share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 94 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓
Martini Cocktail
Ingredients
Directions
Pour the French vermouth, Italian vermouth, and Gordon gin over cracked ice in a metal shaker.
Shake until well chilled.
Strain into a cocktail glass and serve.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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The flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.
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Vermouth + gintop 1% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together94 recipes
Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
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What each ingredient does
- Gordon gin
- Provides the spirit base and the main flavour and strength of the drink.
- French vermouth
- Adds aromatic herbal notes and a touch of sweetness while lowering the alcohol strength.
- Italian vermouth
- Adds sweetness, rich herbal aroma and body that softens the gin's sharpness.
The step that matters
Shake until well chilled. Shaking with ice chills the drink and melts some ice to dilute it. Stopping too early leaves the martini warm and harsh, while the right amount of dilution smooths the alcohol and balances the flavours.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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