StirredMedium4 min

Martinez

The ancestor of the Martini, built on Mancino Chinato.

Featuring Mancino Vermouth

Ingredients

1.25 oz
Mancino Vermouth Chinato
0.75 oz
Old Tom gin
dash
Maraschino liqueur
dash
Booker's bitters

Glass: Astoria

Garnish:

Build

  1. Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass over quality ice.
  2. Stir 25 seconds.
  3. Double strain into a chilled Astoria glass.

Mancino's official spec for the 1880s Martinez — widely considered the bridge between the Manhattan and the modern Martini. The Chinato's Barbera d'Asti base and China Calissaja bitterness replace the original sweet vermouth, giving the drink more depth and structure than the standard build. Old Tom gin (less dry than London Dry) keeps the period feel.

Martinez · Costa Spirits