Cocktail

Salt & Pepper Martini

Michael McIlroy & Temple Bar

Coupe Glass

Ingredients

2 oz

London Dry Gin
0.5 oz

Hidalgo La Gitana Manzanilla

or any quality manzanilla sherry
0.5 oz

Comoz Blanc Vermouth

or any blanc/bianco vermouth
0.25 oz

Giffard Piment D'espelette
8 dashes

Bitter Truth Celery Bitters
3 drops

Saline Solution

a few drops to taste

Instructions

Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass with ice and stir until well-chilled and properly diluted. Strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with a Sweety Drop pepper.

About

Michael McIlroy's refined take on the dirty Martini, where celery bitters, manzanilla sherry, and saline solution replace briny olive brine, while Espelette pepper liqueur and Sweety Drop peppers bring a gentle, crowd-pleasing heat.

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