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Martini Cocktail

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United States

Known as an American recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.

Ingredients 12 ingredients

  1. Shaved ice
  2. a slice of lemon
  3. one dash of Boker's bitters
  4. Gin
  5. Whiskey
  6. Cocktail
  7. one wine
  8. two dashes of maraschino
  9. two dashes of gum syrup
  10. Vermouth
  11. Bar
  12. Holland gin
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Possible health benefits

General information, not medical advice.

  1. Lemon High in vitamin C · Source of protein

    High in vitamin C · 53 mg per 100 g, 66% of the reference intake per 100 g

    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of blood vessels.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of bones.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of cartilage.
    11 more authorised claims
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of gums.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of skin.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of teeth.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal functioning of the nervous system.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal psychological function.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the regeneration of the reduced form of vitamin E.
    • Vitamin C increases iron absorption.

    Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble nutrient found in some foods. In the body, it acts as an antioxidant, helping to protect cells from the damage caused by free radicals. NIH fact sheet

    Source of protein · 1.1 g per 100 g, 15% of the energy from protein

    • Protein contributes to a growth in muscle mass.
    • Protein contributes to the maintenance of muscle mass.
    • Protein contributes to the maintenance of normal bones.

    Nutrients per 100 g of “Lemons, raw, without peel”, USDA FoodData Central.

Claims: EU Register of health claims (Regulation (EU) No 432/2012, © European Union, CC BY 4.0), shown only where the ingredient meets the claim's conditions (Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006). Nutrients: USDA FoodData Central (CC0). Facts: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements (public domain).

Cook safely

  • Sharp knives. Cut on a board that doesn't slip (a damp cloth under it helps), and curl the fingers of the hand that holds the food.

Method

  1. Put two small lumps of ice in a small bar glass, add one dash of Boker's bitters, two dashes of maraschino, one pony of Old Tom gin, and one wine-glass of vermouth.
  2. Shake thoroughly and strain into a large cocktail glass.
  3. Put a quarter of a slice of lemon in the glass and serve.
  4. If preferred very sweet, add two dashes of gum syrup.
  5. Tom Gin Cocktail The same as Holland gin cocktail, except the substituting Tom gin in place of the Holland gin.
  6. Whiskey Cocktail Take three or four dashes of gum syrup in a small bar glass, filled one-third full of shaved ice, add two dashes of Boker's bitters, and one wine-glass of whiskey.
  7. Shake, and strain into a cocktail glass.
  8. Twist a small piece of lemon rind in it and serve at once.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Whisk
  • Chef's knife
  • Cutting board
  • Sieve