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The "filthy Acre" Martini Recipe

ketel one, smoked olive brine, smoked olive

Inspired by Acre
Time10m
Serves1
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Last updated Jul 17, 2026

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Ingredients

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Cocktail

Garnish & Finish

Method

Cocktail

  1. 1

    Chill glass

    Place a martini or coupe glass in the freezer for at least 5 minutes, or fill with ice water while you prepare the cocktail to ensure the glass is very cold.

  2. 2

    Prepare mixing equipment

    Fill a mixing glass or cocktail shaker (preferably a mixing glass for stirring) with the measured cup of ice until the mixing vessel is about three-quarters full.

  3. 3

    Measure and add spirits

    Pour 2.5 oz Ketel One vodka into the mixing glass over the ice.

  4. 4

    Add smoked olive brine

    Add 0.5 oz smoked olive brine to the mixing glass. If you want a drier, more traditional profile, add only 0.25 oz and increase dry vermouth to 0.5 oz; if you prefer very dirty, keep 0.5 oz or go up to 0.75 oz.

  5. 5

    Optional vermouth

    Add 0.25 oz dry vermouth if you want a faint herbal backbone. This is optional — the drink also works with just vodka and brine.

  6. 6

    Stir to chill and dilute

    Stir the mixture with a bar spoon for 25–30 seconds (about 20–30 full turns). You want the drink well chilled and slightly diluted. If using a shaker, shake briskly for 8–10 seconds and then strain — stirring is recommended to keep clarity.

  7. 7

    Prepare glass

    If using smoked sea salt: wet a small portion of the glass rim with a little brine or water and dip the rim into the smoked salt to lightly coat. Discard the ice water from the chilled glass if used.

  8. 8

    Strain and serve

    Double-strain or fine-strain the cocktail from the mixing glass into the chilled martini/coupe glass to remove small ice shards for a clean presentation.

Garnish & Finish

  1. 9

    Skewer olives

    Thread 2 smoked olives on a cocktail pick or skewer. If the olives are very large, one olive is fine.

  2. 10

    Flame or smoke (optional)

    For an extra smoky aroma: briefly pass the olive skewer over a smoking gun's smoke or hold it near a small kitchen torch (not lighting the olive) to warm slightly and release aroma. Alternatively, briefly wave the skewer through the smoke from a smoldering rosemary sprig or wood chip for a few seconds.

  3. 11

    Garnish and serve

    Place the olive skewer into the cocktail so it rests across the rim or sits in the drink. Serve immediately while cold.

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