BLACK TIE MARTINIS

By BobD

Ingredients

• 3 SERVINGS
• 9 oz (1 cup plus 2 Tbsp) gin or vodka
• 1 teaspoon black peppercorns, crushed
• 1 tablespoon dry vermouth
• 3 dashes Angostura bitters
• GARNISH: lemon twist

Details

Servings 3
Adapted from gourmet.com

Preparation

Step 1

Combine gin and peppercorns, then let stand 15 minutes.

Stir together 1/2 tsp finely ground pepper and 1/2 tsp salt on a plate.

Wet rim of 1 Martini glass with your fingertip and dip in salt mixture, rotating glass to coat rim. Repeat with 2 more glasses.

Strain gin through a fine-mesh sieve into a 16-oz cocktail shaker three-fourths full of ice.

Add vermouth and bitters and stir 15 seconds.

Strain into Martini glasses.