The Connaught Bar martini is world-famous – a classic in the bar world. It is always stirred, never shaken, and – if the guest requires gin – is made with the bar's own gin, which was originally created to mark the bar’s 10th anniversary.

The bar – ranked ‘Best Bar in Europe’ and second best bar in the world – makes and serves this drink from a black lacquer
trolley; us self-isolators may have to wait for this crisis to blow over before enjoying this cocktail in such style…

However, we can recreate this classic at home.

Recipe:

75ml vodka or gin
15ml dry vermouth
3 drops bitters (vanilla, grapefruit, cardamom, liquorice, lavender, ginger, coriander)

Method: 

Stir vermouth and spirit over ice and strain into martini glass coated with bitters of your
choice.

Garnish with lemon zest or olives.

Enjoy!

 

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