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The orange juice Martini
A Perfect Martini with a splash of fresh orange juice — gin braced by both sweet and dry vermouth, then brightened. Once ranked among the most famous cocktails in America, before the Manhattan and Martini eclipsed it.
Ingredients
- 2 oz Gin
- 1/2 oz Sweet Vermouth
- 1/2 oz Dry Vermouth
- 1 oz Fresh Orange Juice
Method
Add gin, both vermouths, and orange juice to a shaker filled with ice. Shake until well chilled. Strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with an orange twist.
Origin disputed: credited to John 'Curly' O'Connor (Waldorf-Astoria, 1901 Virginia Enterprise) as earliest documented, but also claimed by Billy Malloy (whose 1908 recipe in William Boothby's *The World's Drinks and How to Mix Them* became canonical), bartender Johnny Solan, and restaurateur Joseph Sormani (Philadelphia, c. 1905). Per Difford's Guide #325.
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