Luxardo Sour Cherry Gin brings extra flair to this recipe, adding sweeter notes of marasca cherries and juniper to the herbal and tangy Martinez.
Ingredients
1 ½ oz. Luxardo Sour Cherry Gin
¼ oz. Luxardo Maraschino Originale Liqueur
1 ½ oz. sweet vermouth
2 dashes of bitters
Luxardo Maraschino Cherries for garnish
Orange peel for garnish
Directions
Step 1
Add Luxardo Sour Cherry Gin, Luxardo Maraschino Originale, sweet vermouth, and two dashes of bitters to a beaker filled with ice, then stir until chilled.
Step 2
Strain into a chilled glass.
Step 3
Garnish with an orange peel twist and a Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.
1887
with a 2019 twist
Year of Origin
Sour Cherry Martinez
A classic precursor to the Martini, with foggy Bay Area origins.
Make this classic at home.
Luxardo Sour Cherry Gin
Luxardo Maraschino Originale
t seems that legend can’t decide whether this
19th-century cocktail was created first by
bartender Jerry Thomas at the Occidental Hotel in San Francisco, or by bartender Richelieue at a saloon in Martinez, California — but what IS known is that Luxardo was absolutely there for the inception of the Martinez, as evidenced by Thomas’s guide for the original recipe: a “pony” of gin, a “glass” of vermouth, a dash of bitters, and two dashes of Luxardo Maraschino Originale.
Since then, the recipe has passed through many bartenders with various recorded changes, but the herbal and sweet Luxardo Maraschino Originale — as well as the ease with which the cocktail is made — has remained consistent throughout.
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