festive rosemary dirty martini ♥

here's a festive twist on the original dirty martini! enjoy! :)

Not only does a fresh sprig of rosemary act as a garnish here, a nice hint of flavor is added after an initial rub of the glass. Make sure to use high quality olives and vodka.

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Ingredients:

2 sprigs fresh rosemary
2 ounces high quality vodka or gin
1 ounce green olive brine
½ ounce dry vermouth

2-3 pitted, stuffed olives [the above cocktail uses garlic-stuffed Peruvian green olives]

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 garnish: rosemary spear, olives ,pearl onion

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First, rub the inside of a martini glass with a rosemary sprig. Set sprig aside, and chill glass for a minimum of 10 minutes. Combine ice, vodka or gin, vermouth, brine and the sprig you used to rub the glass in a cocktail shaker.
Add the olives and 2nd rosemary sprig into your chilled martini glass. Shake the liquid ingredients, and pour into glass.
Enjoy. :)