Ingredient Profile

Gin and It

Servings 1
Category Martini and Manhattan
Family Martini
Structure
Attributes Aperitif, Elegant, Rare
Proof 73.1
Strength 1.7 standard drinks
Flavors Herbal, Juniper
Glass Cocktail Glass
Temperature Cold

Ingredients

2 oz Gin (English)
1/2 oz Sweet Vermouth

Instructions

Chill cocktail glass. Pour vermouth into the glass. Stir gin over ice lightly and strain into the cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon twist.

Notes

The name of this drink comes from the type of vermouth used: It-alian. A little known cousin of the Gin and It is the Gin and French.

If you want to be faithful to how this drink was prepared in the past, don't ice the gin. Pour it in at room temperature.