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Cocktail Glass

Glass Guide- Cocktail Glass

The Emerson is another flavorful variation of the classic Martini. An Emerson uses sweet vermouth, as opposed to dry, and adds lemon juice and maraschino cherry-flavored liqueur for extra flavor.

Ingredients:

Preparation:

  1. Pour the ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice cubes.
  2. Shake well.
  3. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

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A Twist on the Martini or Aviation?, Member stanmsak

I was drawn to this by the use of the maraschino as well as the gin. Rather than a twist on a martini though, I'd say its a twist on the Aviation, adding the sweet vermouth to the ingredients for that classic. This was very smooth - I used Bombay and Luxardo. After a couple of sips I put back into the shaker and added a heavy dash of Angosturo. That really made this cocktail pop!

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