French Martini
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IBA Official Cocktail | |
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Type | Cocktail |
Primary alcohol by volume |
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Served | Straight up; without ice |
Standard drinkware | Cocktail glass |
IBA specified ingredients* | |
Preparation | Pour all ingredients into mixing glass with ice cubes. Stir well. Strain in chilled cocktail glass and squeeze the oil from a lemon peel onto the drink. |
The French Martini was invented in the 1980s at one of Keith McNally's New York City bars. It next appeared on the drinks menu at McNally's Balthazar in Soho in 1996. The cocktail was produced during the 1980s-1990s cocktail Renaissance.