Gibson

Name: Gibson
Yield: Serves 1
Ingredients: 1 1/2 oz (45 ml) Plymouth gin; 1/2 oz (15 ml) dry vermouth; two white cocktail onions; Mixing glass; Stirring spoon; Strainer; Chilled Martini glass

By Vincent Gasnier

May 16, 2006

There are many variations of the classic Dry Martini, and this mix was created in the 1940s for Charles Dana Gibson, a US illustrator, and presumably a ladies' man, too — the two cocktail onions are said to represent the breasts of his female admirers! As far as the mix goes, the onions take the biting edge off the gin and add their own layer of complexity.

Recipe information

Yield
Serves 1

Ingredients

1 1/2 oz (45 ml) Plymouth gin

1/2 oz (15 ml) dry vermouth

two white cocktail onions

Equipment

Mixing glass

Stirring spoon

Strainer

Chilled Martini glass

Preparation

Method
Place some ice in the mixing glass and pour in the vermouth. Stir and strain away the liquid. Pour in the gin and stir again. Strain into the Martini glass containing the two onions on a cocktail stick.

Drinks
DK Publishing

TagsCocktail Alcohol Beverages Vermouth Gin Cookbooks

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