I found this recipe on liquor.com.

gin, dry vermouth, orange bitters

The classic Martini is gin and dry vermouth, but there are about a million variables to this, and just as many opinions. One thing everyone agrees on – use quality ingredients.⁣
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The origins of this drink are totally unclear, so I’ll just pass on what we know about the gin/vermouth proportions. During the Roaring Twenties it became a common drink order, with the ratio of gin to vermouth at 2:1. Over the course of the 20th century, the amount of vermouth steadily dropped. My drink here is a 5:1. Some martinis are prepared by filling a cocktail glass with gin, then rubbing a finger of vermouth along the rim. There are those who advocated the elimination of vermouth altogether. According to Noël Coward, “A perfect martini should be made by filling a glass with gin, then waving it in the general direction of Italy”, Italy being a major producer of vermouth.⁣
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Martini superstition – an even number of olives is bad luck.⁣
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For me – zowie. This is the first drink in the project that isn’t sweet or diluted with soda. Just straight booze. It’s a lot for my taste buds to handle. I had a couple of sips, then put the drink in the fridge for a time-out. It’s out of the fridge again, and it’s growing on me. 😏⁣
(Originally posted April 30, 2020)