Saturday afternoon cocktail recipe: Dirty Martini

Saturday afternoon cocktail recipe: Dirty Martini

Dirty Martini

The Dirty Martini is a classic variation of the original Martini. It is called dirty because of the olive brine, which adds a more olive flavoring than the straight Martini with olives soaking in it. Go easy on olive brine and you will have one of the best cocktails ever.
Prep Time: 3 minutes
Total Time: 3 minutes
Yield: 1 Cocktail
Ingredients:
•    2 1/2 oz gin
•    1/2 oz dry vermouth
•    olive brine to taste
•    olive for garnish
Preparation:
1.    Pour the gin and dry vermouth into a mixing glass with ice.
2.    Slowly add the olive brine.
3.    Stir.
4.    Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
5.    Garnish with the olive.
Source : About.com