The Dirtiest Martini

Recipe from Counter

Adapted by Jonathan Miles

Updated June 9, 2024

The Dirtiest Martini
Robert Stolarik for The New York Times
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Ingredients

  • 4ounces basil-infused organic vodka*
  • 1¼ounces olive juice
  • Splash of vermouth
  • 3pitted Spanish green queen olives, skewered
  • 1organic basil leaf
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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Shake the liquid ingredients with ice in a shaker. Strain into a chilled martini glass, and garnish with the olive skewer and basil leaf. *To infuse the vodka, place 10 basil leaves in a 750-ml bottle of organic vodka (Rain vodka, distilled in Kentucky from organic corn, is a good choice) for two hours. Be careful not to overinfuse. You want a mild flavor and fragrance, not basil cologne.

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Jill

I made mine extra dirty with regular vodka and loved it—I have already used the recipe twice! The basil leaf added some interesting extra flavor.

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