Black-Tie Martinis

Name: Black-Tie Martinis
Yield: Makes 3 drinks
Ingredients: 9 ounces (1 cup plus 2 tablespoon) gin or vodka; 1 teaspoon black peppercorns, crushed; 1 tablespoon dry vermouth; 3 dashes Angostura bitters; Garnish: lemon twist

Ian KnauerMakes 3 drinksSource

cocktail martini gin vodka beverages easy 5 ingredients or fewer gourmet

Ingredients

9 ounces (1 cup plus 2 tablespoon) gin or vodka

1 teaspoon black peppercorns, crushed

1 tablespoon dry vermouth

3 dashes Angostura bitters

Garnish: lemon twist

Method

Combine gin and peppercorns, then let stand 15 minutes.

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.

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.