michelle picker cooks

I love a good martini and prefer it more gin-heavy. We drank quite a few during Covid19 lockdown and called them ‘quarantinis’ .

In a cocktail shaker with a few ice cubes mix 2 parts of your favourite gin with 1 part dry vermouth (I use either Noily Prat or Dolin). For a classic dry martini add a few drops of a good orange bitters or for a dirty martini you can add a little green olive brine. Shake vigorously until extremely cold. Pour into a martini glass. To further enhance the orange flavour you can add a curl of orange zest to a classic martini. Add an olive to a dirty martini .