Spirit and fortified wine, stirred.

A duet between a base spirit and a fortified or aromatized wine, stirred cold and served up. Where the Old-Fashioned relies on sugar and bitters, this family lets a second boozy ingredient do the work of balancing and rounding out the base spirit. The ratio between the two — bone dry to nearly equal parts — defines everything about how the drink drinks.

31 recipes in this family

Gin Martini

Gin Martini

2 ounces gin · ¾ ounce dry vermouth · Garnish: 1 lemon twist or olive

Vodka Martini

Vodka Martini

2½ ounces vodka · ½ ounce dry vermouth · Garnish: 1 lemon twist or olive

Vesper

Vesper

1½ ounces Plymouth gin · ¾ ounce Aylesbury Duck vodka · ½ ounce Lillet blanc

Dean Martin

Dean Martin

1¾ ounces Tanqueray gin · ¼ ounce Clear Creek Douglas fir brandy · ½ ounce La Quintinye Vermouth Royal blanc

Martini (Very Dry)

Martini (Very Dry)

2½ ounces Plymouth gin · ¼ ounce Dolin dry vermouth

Martini (Our Root Recipe)

Martini (Our Root Recipe)

2 ounces Plymouth gin · 1 ounce Dolin dry vermouth

Martini (Wet)

Martini (Wet)

1½ ounces Plymouth gin · 1½ ounces Dolin dry vermouth

Normandie Club Martini #1

Normandie Club Martini #1

2 ounces Aylesbury Duck vodka · 1 ounce Alexander Jules fino sherry · 1 teaspoon White Honey Syrup

Little Victory

Little Victory

1½ ounces Beefeater gin · ½ ounce Absolut Elyx vodka · 1 ounce Root Beer–Infused Cocchi Americano

Six Ways to Season a Martini: A Garnish Experiment

Six Ways to Season a Martini: A Garnish Experiment

6 ounces Beefeater gin · 3 ounces Dolin dry vermouth · Garnish: 1 cocktail olive, 1 pickled onion, 1 lemon twist, 1 orange twist, and 1 lime twist

David Kaplan’s Favorite Martini

David Kaplan’s Favorite Martini

2½ ounces Tanqueray gin · ¼ ounce Dolin dry vermouth · ¼ ounce Dolin blanc vermouth

Manhattan

Manhattan

2 ounces Rittenhouse rye · 1 ounce Cocchi Vermouth di Torino · 2 dashes Angostura bitters

Perfect Manhattan

Perfect Manhattan

2 ounces Rittenhouse rye · ½ ounce Cocchi Vermouth di Torino · ½ ounce Dolin dry vermouth

Blood Orange

Blood Orange

1 ounce Rittenhouse rye · ½ ounce Pierre Ferrand 1840 Cognac · 1½ ounces Blood Orange–Infused Carpano Antica Formula

Martinez

Martinez

1½ ounces Hayman’s Old Tom gin · 1½ ounces Carpano Antica Formula vermouth · 1 teaspoon Luxardo maraschino liqueur

Mea Culpa

Mea Culpa

2 ounces Grey Goose vodka · ¾ ounce Alexander Jules fino sherry · ¼ ounce Williams & Humbert Dry Sack sherry

Beth’s Going to Town

Beth’s Going to Town

1 ounce Highland Park 12-year scotch · 1 ounce Aviation gin · ½ ounce Carpano Antica sweet vermouth

Brooklyn

Brooklyn

2 ounces Rittenhouse rye · ¾ ounce Dolin dry vermouth · ¼ ounce Bigallet China-China Amer

Poet’s Dream

Poet’s Dream

2 ounces Beefeater gin · ¾ ounce Dolin dry vermouth · ¼ ounce Bénédictine

European Union

European Union

1½ ounces Hayman’s Old Tom gin · ½ ounce Busnel VSOP Calvados · ¾ ounce Carpano Antica Formula vermouth

Watercress

Watercress

1½ ounces Watercress-Infused Gin · ½ ounce Absolut Elyx vodka · ¾ ounce Dolin dry vermouth

Negroni

Negroni

1 ounce Tanqueray gin · 1 ounce Carpano Antica Formula sweet vermouth · 1 ounce Campari

Strawberry Negroni

Strawberry Negroni

1 ounce Beefeater Gin · ¾ ounce Campari · ¾ ounce Dolin Sweet Vermouth

White Negroni

White Negroni

1½ ounces Beefeater gin · 1 ounce Dolin blanc vermouth · ¾ ounce Suze

La Rosita

La Rosita

1½ ounces Siembra Azul reposado tequila · ½ ounce Carpano Antica Formula vermouth · ½ ounce Dolin dry vermouth

Boulevardier

Boulevardier

1½ ounces Elijah Craig Small Batch bourbon · ¾ ounce Carpano Antica Formula vermouth · ¾ ounce Campari

Old Pal

Old Pal

1½ ounces Rittenhouse rye · ¾ ounce Dolin dry vermouth · ¾ ounce Campari

Abbot Kinney

Abbot Kinney

¾ ounce Fords gin · 1½ ounces Dolin blanc vermouth · ¼ ounce Suze

Bamboo

Bamboo

1½ ounces Lustau Los Arcos amontillado sherry · ¾ ounce Dolin blanc vermouth · ¾ ounce Dolin dry vermouth

Sonoma

Sonoma

2½ ounces dry, unoaked Chardonnay · ½ ounce Busnel VSOP Calvados · 1 teaspoon Fusion Napa Valley verjus blanc

Meyer Lemon Aperitif

Meyer Lemon Aperitif

12 ounces Lustau Puerto fino sherry · 6 ounces Dolin blanc vermouth · 6 ounces Dolin dry vermouth