Black-Tie Martinis
An elegant twist on the classic martini featuring crushed black peppercorns and a salt-pepper rim, garnished with a lemon twist. This sophisticated cocktail combines gin or vodka with dry vermouth and Angostura bitters for a refined drinking experience.
3 servings
23 min
Ingredients
- •9 ounces gin or vodka
- •1 teaspoon black peppercorns
- •1 tablespoon dry vermouth
- •3 dashes Angostura bitters
- •1 piece lemon twist
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Combine gin and peppercorns, then let stand 15 minutes.
15 min
- 2.
Stir together 1/2 teaspoon finely ground pepper and 1/2 teaspoon salt on a plate. Wet rim of 1 Martini glass with your fingertip and dip in salt mixture, rotating glass to coat rim. Repeat with 2 more glasses.
5 min
- 3.
Strain gin through a fine-mesh sieve into a 16-ounce cocktail shaker three-fourths full of ice. Add vermouth and bitters and stir 15 seconds. Strain into Martini glasses.
3 min