Martini
Cold, dry and close to neat spirit — the vermouth adds weight and a faint bitterness rather than much flavour of its own. The gin has nowhere to hide: juniper needs backbone here, and any softness in the botanicals shows up whole. Lemon oil sharpens the first sip and keeps it from going flat.
- 60 ml
- gin
- 10 ml
- dry vermouth
- lemon
Stirred cold with dry vermouth, strained, lemon twist.
From the collection — 17 bottles
Aqva Lvce
Gin
Aqva Lvce reads clean and juniper-led rather than heavily flavoured, which is what a Martini wants — nothing to hide behind the vermouth.
Beefeater
London Dry
Beefeater's juniper-forward London Dry backbone and full 40% hold their shape against vermouth instead of vanishing into it.
Bertagnolli
Gin 1870 Premium Dry
A dry gin like the 1870 has nowhere to hide at 5:1, and its juniper-forward, low-sugar build is exactly what a Martini needs to stay cold and sharp.
Bombay Sapphire
London Dry
Bombay Sapphire's London Dry juniper backbone and 47% strength hold their shape against vermouth and dilution.
Copeland
Irish Gin
Copeland's 45% and juniper spine hold their shape against vermouth instead of disappearing into it.
Cubical
London Dry Ultra Premium
At 45% Cubical holds its line against the vermouth and stays cold and juniper-dry to the last sip.
Dol Gin
Dolomites Gin
45% gives it the backbone to sit stirred and cold with only a whisper of vermouth, which is where a juniper-forward Dolomites gin shows best.
Gin Mare
Capri
A Mare gin's savoury, olive-leaning backbone turns a Martini briny rather than piney — stir it very cold and skip the twist for an olive.
Ki No Bi
Kyoto Dry Gin
At 45.7% this Kyoto dry gin carries a stirred Martini without dilution flattening its citrus and tea-dry finish.
Lahhentagge
Ösel Dry Gin
The Lahhentagge Ösel is dry and juniper-forward at 45%, so it stays sharp and cold under a 5:1 pour of vermouth without thinning out.
Matsui
The Hakuto Premium
The Hakuto pear note sits where vermouth fruit usually goes, and Matsui's 47% keeps it upright after stirring.
Noep Distillery
Sünk London Dry Gin
A London Dry with nothing added is what a Martini wants, and Sünk from NOËP Distillery has the juniper spine to hold its own against vermouth.
Okayama
Craft Gin
At 50% the Okayama holds its shape against vermouth and dilution, so the juniper stays sharp down to the last sip.
Silent Pool
Gin
The restrained, Silent Pool style of juniper won't shout over vermouth, and 43% ABV gives the stirred drink enough spine when chilled.
The Stin
Styrian Dry Gin Classic Proof
The Stin's 47% Classic Proof keeps the juniper spine intact through stirring and dilution, where a 40% gin would go thin.
Wild Werk 7
Gnadenwald Dry Gin
A dry Gnadenwald gin has the juniper backbone and Alpine herb edge to carry a Martini with only a whisper of vermouth.
Wild Werk 7
Wonderland Dry Gin
A dry gin like Wonderland has nowhere to hide in a Martini, and that juniper-led backbone is exactly what the drink asks for.