Derivative · Gin
Gibson
A Martini garnished with a cocktail onion instead of an olive or twist.
Ingredients
- 2 ½ ozLondon dry gin (or vodka if preferred)
- ½ ozDry vermouth
Method
- Stir with ice until very cold and strain into a chilled martini glass.
- Garnish with a cocktail onion.
History
It's unclear how this drink started, but its first known publication occurred in the 1908 book, The World’s Drinks And How To Mix Them by William Boothby. It was a unique martini at the time in that it removed bitters (at the time, martinis had a dash of orange bitters). Later on, the garnish was also changed from olives or lemon twists, to pickled onions.
Flavour
Sweet
Bitter
Sour
Boozy
Details
- Glass
- Martini glass
- Garnish
- Cocktail onion
- Technique
- stirred
Family
Derived from
Dry Martini - cocktail onion garnishCompared with Dry Martini
What changes: cocktail onion garnish.
Dry Martini
- 2 ½ ozLondon dry gin (preferably frozen)
- ½ ozDry vermouth
- 1 dashOrange bitters (optional)
Gibson
- 2 ½ ozLondon dry gin (or vodka if preferred)
- ½ ozDry vermouth
Green = new ingredient · Gold = different amount · Red = not used in Gibson