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Vodka Martini（ウォッカ・マティーニ）

Vodka Martini served in a coupe glass
ウォッカ・マティーニ · 1950sCoupe · Stirred

The Martini with the botanicals stripped — cold, clean, and 007's fault.

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01Recipe

Recommended recipe

House spec — an editorial spec drawing on the sourced versions below.

Ingredients and measures
IngredientMeasure
Vodka60 ml
Dry vermouth10 ml

Total volume (pre-dilution)

  1. 01

    Add vodka and vermouth to a mixing glass filled with ice.

  2. 02

    Stir until very cold.

  3. 03

    Strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish.

Garnish — Lemon twist · or olives

02Taste profile

Sweetness
20Light
Sourness*
0Faint
Bitterness
28Light
Fruitiness
15Faint
Herbal*
18Faint
Alcohol
78Strong
Crisp
60Strong

Independent editorial scores, 0–100. *Estimated from the ingredient list — a profile sketch, not a verdict.

03History

The vodka Martini predates Bond by decades: it appears as the 'Kangaroo' in 1930s-50s bar manuals, an odd name for a clear drink that never explained itself.

Ian Fleming put it on the map — 'shaken, not stirred' — and the vodka boom of the 1950s-60s made it America's default Martini for a generation.

Today it splits the room: gin advocates call it a Martini in name only, vodka drinkers call it Tuesday. Both are right.

Origin contested — the entry keeps verified record and received legend distinct.

Sources — Difford's Guide · Simonson, The Martini Book (2020)

04Recipe versions

Each version is shown exactly as recorded in its source — unverified claims are flagged.

Total volume (pre-dilution)
  • Difford's Guide

    Difford's Guide

    Simon Difford · Web · unverified

    • Vodka60 ml
    • Dry Vermouth10 ml

    Stir — Bond's shake bruises nothing but orthodoxy.

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