Peacock Alley Martinez

Name: Peacock Alley Martinez
Yield: 1 drink
Ingredients: 2 ounces Old Tom gin, preferably Ransom or Greenhook Ginsmiths; 1 ounce sweet vermouth, preferably Martini & Rossi; 3/4 ounce Noilly Prat extra-dry vermouth; 1/4 ounce maraschino liqueur, preferably Luxardo; 1 dash Angostura bitters; 1 dash orange bitters, preferably Regans’; Lemon twist, for garnish

Recipe from Frank Caiafa

Adapted by Robert Simonson

Peacock Alley Martinez — Sasha Maslov for The New York Times

Rating: 4(80)
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Frank Caiafa’s modified Martinez has been a staple for years on the cocktail menu of the Peacock Alley bar in the Waldorf Astoria. The pre-Prohibition drink’s flavor is rendered more complex by his using both sweet and dry vermouth (making this a “perfect” Martinez), as well as the addition of orange bitters. At the Waldorf, Mr. Caiafa barrel-ages his own gin. But for the home bartender, the Ransom or Greenhook commercial brands will do nicely. Like many of the drinks on the Peacock Alley list, it’s an elegantly modernized version of a classic. —Robert Simonson

Featured in: The Waldorf’s Cocktail Bible, Remixed

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Ingredients

Yield:1 drink

2ounces Old Tom gin, preferably Ransom or Greenhook Ginsmiths
1ounce sweet vermouth, preferably Martini & Rossi
¾ounce Noilly Prat extra-dry vermouth
¼ounce maraschino liqueur, preferably Luxardo
1dash Angostura bitters
1dash orange bitters, preferably Regans’
Lemon twist, for garnish

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Preparation

Step 1
Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass three-quarters filled with ice. Stir until chilled, about 30 seconds. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with lemon twist.