Dirty Martini Highball
Inspired By:
Fanny Chu
Complexity
Alcohol Level
1/5
Light
Type
Dirty Martini
Preparation
Built
Glass
Highball
Ice
Fresh Ice
INGREDIENTS
SONKLIN • 1.5 oz
Dry vermouth • 0.5 oz
Olive brine • 0.25 oz
Manzanilla sherry • 0.25 oz
Tonic water • top
Garnish:
Olive
STEPS
1. Combine SONKLIN, dry vermouth, olive brine, and manzanilla sherry in a highball glass with ice
2. Top with tonic water and stir gently
3. Garnish with an olive
NOTES:
SONKLIN is a softer base than gin here, the briny, savory structure carries the drink more than the spirit does.
HISTORY
Adapted from Fanny Chu's Dirty Martini Highball, originally published on Punch. SONKLIN's clean, lightly sweet rice-spirit profile stands in for gin, landing closer to a vodka Dirty Martini in character while keeping the olive brine and manzanilla sherry salinity of the original.
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