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The Basil Martini

This basil martini is dirty, wet, and delicious. 

Ingredients

  • 4 oz. *basil-infused vodka
  • 1 1/4 oz. olive brine
  • 1 1/2 oz. dry vermouth
  • 3 olives for garnish
  • 1 basil leaf for garnish

Instructions

  1. Pour the vodka, olive brine, and vermouth into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Stir until the shaker becomes very cold on the outside.

  2. Strain into a chilled martini glass.

  3. Rub the rim and the stem of the glass with a basil leaf.


  4. Garnish with a skewer of olives and a basil leaf. Cheers!

Recipe Notes

*To make the basil-infused vodka, place 10 basil leaves in a 750 ml bottle of vodka. Set aside for 3 hours before straining out the leaves.