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FDR Martini Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 Parts Gin
• 1 Part Vermouth
• 1 tsp. Olive Brine
• Lemon Twist
• Cocktail Olive

Mixing Instructions

Rub the lemon twist around the rim of a chilled martini glass. Combine gin, vermouth and olive brine in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake and strain into the chilled martini glass. Garnish with an olive.

Variations of this Cocktail

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Origin and History of the FDR Martini

FDR was a serious martini drinker and a carried a "martini kit" with him whenever he traveled. During the Teheran conference, he insisted on mixing one of his specialities for Joseph Stalin. Stalin found it "cold on the stomach," but liked it. FDR's marti

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