Martinez (Jerry Thomas)

2 oz Sweet vermouth
1 oz Old Tom Gin
1⁄4 oz Maraschino Liqueur
1 ds Bitters
1⁄4 sli Lemon (as garnish)
Instructions

Stir, strain and garnish.

Notes

In The Joy of Mixology (pg. 293), Gary Regan has this as 2 gin:1 sweet vermouth, with Angostura "to taste" and a lemon twist garnish.

Cocktail summary
Created by
Jerry Thomas
Year
1887
Is an
authentic recipe
Reference

Jerry Thomas, "The Bon Vivant's Companion", pg 58

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Comments

Curated this: Reverted it to the Jerry Thomas recipe, fixed attribution. Moved the Regan adaptation to the notes. This must have been *really* sweet back in the day, but Thomas suggests that "if the guest prefers it very sweet, add two dashes of gum syrup".