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The Gatsby Martini Recipe

Name: Kennedy's Steakhouses The Gatsby Martini Recipe
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1 servings
Ingredients: 1.5 oz Aria dry gin; 0.5 oz Chopin vodka; 0.5 oz Lillet Rosé; 1 piece Fresh lemon peel (for twist); 4 pieces Ice (large cubes or sphere); 0.25 tsp Lemon oil or expressed lemon rind; 0.25 oz Lillet Rosé or a few drops of dry vermouth (for glass rinse)

Inspired by Kennedy's Steakhouse

Time10m

Serves1

Aria dry gin, Chopin vodka, Lillet Rosa, lemon twist

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Ingredients

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Garnish & Rinse (optional)

1/4 tsp Lemon oil or expressed lemon rind1/4 oz Lillet Rosé or a few drops of dry vermouth (for glass rinse)

Method

Cocktail

Chill glass

Place a martini or coupe glass in the freezer for 5–10 minutes or fill it with ice water while you prepare the cocktail to ensure it is well chilled.

Prepare mixing glass

Fill a mixing glass or shaker with the large ice cubes (about 4 pieces) to properly chill and dilute the cocktail.

Measure and combine spirits

Pour 1.5 oz Aria dry gin, 0.5 oz Chopin vodka, and 0.5 oz Lillet Rosé into the mixing glass over the ice.

Stir

Stir gently with a bar spoon for 20–30 seconds (about 20–30 full strokes) until the mixture is well chilled and slightly diluted. The goal is a clear, cold cocktail with about 20–25% dilution by volume.

Rinse (optional)

If using the optional glass rinse: discard ice or water from the chilled glass, add 0.25 oz Lillet Rosé (or a few drops of dry vermouth) to the glass, swirl to coat the interior, then discard the excess. This leaves a subtle aromatics layer inside the glass.

Strain

Double-strain the stirred cocktail into the chilled martini or coupe glass using a Hawthorne or fine strainer to catch any small ice shards.

Garnish

Express lemon oils over the surface: hold a lemon peel (about 1 piece) over the glass, skin side down, and give it a firm twist to release the oils onto the cocktail. Optionally rub the peel around the rim, then drop the twist into the drink or rest it on the rim.

Serve immediately while cold. The lemon twist and optional light rinse with Lillet or vermouth should provide a delicate aromatic frame to the blend of Aria gin, Chopin vodka, and Lillet Rosé.