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The "filthy Acre" Martini Recipe

Name: Acres THE "FILTHY ACRE" MARTINI Recipe
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 2.5 oz Ketel One vodka; 0.5 oz Smoked olive brine (from jarred smoked olives); 0.25 oz Dry vermouth (optional, very small amount); 1 cup Ice (for chilling and stirring); 2 pieces Smoked olives (preferably oil-cured then smoked, or smoked Castelvetrano); 1 to taste Olive skewers or cocktail picks; 1 tsp Smoked sea salt or flaked salt (optional, rim)

Inspired by Acre

Time10m

Serves1

ketel one, smoked olive brine, smoked olive

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Ingredients

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Cocktail

2 1/2 oz Ketel One vodka1/2 oz Smoked olive brine (from jarred smoked olives)1/4 oz Dry vermouth (optional, very small amount)1 cup Ice (for chilling and stirring)

Garnish & Finish

2 pieces Smoked olives (preferably oil-cured then smoked, or smoked Castelvetrano)1 to taste Olive skewers or cocktail picks1 tsp Smoked sea salt or flaked salt (optional, rim)

Method

Cocktail

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.

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.

Measure and add spirits

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Skewer olives

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

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.

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.