Must Mix: The Montgomery Cocktail
By Chilled Magazine
The Montgomery Cocktail is a dry Martini recipe made with gin.
According to the folks at Cipriani Drinks, the Montgomery is a dry cocktail; it is neither sweet nor bitter, nor yet sour or salty. It is purely and exquisitely dry. This is the secret of a cocktail that has long been part of the history of Harry’s Bar, just like the man who invented it, Mr. Ernest Hemingway.
Preparation
- hill a short cylindrical tumbler glass with ice or by placing the glass in the freezer ahead of time, as is customary at Harry’s Bar.
- In a mixing glass filled with ice, put in a dash of vermouth, and stir.
- Then add gin to the vermouth.
- Alternatively, to avoid using ice and to be faithful to the Cipriani Drinks recipe, store the two spirits in the freezer to keep them icy and ready for mixing.
- Stir gently.
- Pour drink into a cooled glass, straining out the ice used during mixing.
- Garnish with a twist of lemon rind.
