Name: Fifty-Fifty Martini
Prep time: 2 min
Total time: 2 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktails
Ingredients: 1 ½ oz gin; 1 ½ oz dry vermouth; 2 orange bitters

The Fifty-Fifty Martini restores vermouth to its rightful co-starring role — equal parts gin and dry vermouth with orange bitters, it echoes the pre-Prohibition wet Martini and rewards those who believe vermouth is not merely a rinsing agent.

combine and stir

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dry vermouth

orange bitters

olive

Fifty-Fifty Martini

Cocktails with little residual sweetness, emphasizing spirit and botanical character. Dry drinks include classic martinis, bone-dry vermouth pours, and stirred, spirit-forward builds.

Cocktails where no single element dominates — the spirit, acid, and sweetness are in harmony. Classic sours and well-built stirred drinks often land here.

Balanced

Spirit-forward cocktails where the alcohol is the main event, typically stirred builds on ice. Boozy drinks reward sipping.

Boozy

Cocktails that feel vivid and lifted on the palate, driven by fresh citrus, sparkling wine, or light spirits.

Fifty-Fifty Martini

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