Dirty Martini
Salt cuts straight through the cold gin, turning the drink savoury and faintly cloudy. The brine flattens delicate botanicals, so juniper and a firm spine are what survive; softer floral gins tend to vanish under the olive. The vermouth works as a bridge here rather than the voice.
- 60 ml
- gin
- 10 ml
- dry vermouth
- 10 ml
- olive brine
- green olives
Stirred with vermouth and a splash of brine, olive garnish.
From the collection — 1 bottle
An Dúlamán
Irish Maritime Gin
The pepper dulse already brings brine and pepper, so this Donegal gin meets the olive salt halfway instead of fighting it — and 43.2% keeps it firm over ice.