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Stir or shake with ice; strain into chilled glass.
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Garnish as desired with olive or lemon twist.
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VARIATIONS
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Cajun Martini: Substitute Jalapeno-Infused Vodka or Gin (see infused vodka) for the regular gin; garnish with a pickled tomato or okra, or a tiny whole red or green chile (dont bite into it!
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Dirty Martini: Add 1 to 2 tsp.
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olive brine.
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Fino Martini: Substitute 2 tsp.
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fino sherry for the vermouth.
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Gibson: Garnish with a cocktail onion.
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Paisley Martini: Reduce vermouth to 1 1/2 tsp.
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Add 1 tsp.
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Scotch; garnish with lemon twist.
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Peggy Cocktail: Add 1/4 tsp.
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each Dubonnet rouge and Pemod.
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Perfect Martini: Use half sweet and half dry vermouth; garnish with orange slice.
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Racquet Club: Add 1 to 2 dashes (about 1/16 to 1/8 tsp.)
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orange bitters.
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Rolls Royce: Use half dry vermouth and half sweet vermouth; add 1/4 tsp.
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Benedictine.
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Rumtini: Substitute light rum for the gin; garnish with lime twist.
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Saketini: Substitute sake for the vermouth; garnish with lemon twist or olive.
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Scotini: Substitute Scotch for the vermouth; garnish with lemon twist.
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Sweet Martini: Substitute sweet vermouth for the dry vermouth; garnish with orange slice.
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Tequini: Substitute tequila for the gin.
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Third Degree: Add 1/2 tsp.
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Pemod or other anise-flavored liqueur.
