Vodka Martini
The Vodka Martini is a bar standard outside the IBA list: 3 ingredients, stirred in a mixing glass and served in a martini glass. That makes 93 ml in the glass: a small glass.
MethodStirred in a mixing glass
GlassMartini glass
In the glass93 ml
Strength29.9%
Ingredients
- 62.5 mlvodka
- 12.5 mldry vermouth
- 1 mlAngostura Bitters
Method
- Pour the vodka, vermouth and bitters into a mixing glass with ice.
- Stir and strain into a chilled martini glass.
Garnish: Garnish with a lemon zest twist, or a green olive.
What it tastes like
- bitter → sweet
- It leans dry: 0.3 out of 10 of bitterness, 142nd of 186.
- round → sour
- No citrus to wake it up: it arrives round, the 20th least sour of 186.
- light → strong
- In the finished glass, melted ice included, it runs 29.9%: 9th of 186, stronger than 96% of the catalogue.
Among the five around it on the map it is the only one built on vodka.
Five that come close
- VesperBuilt on gin and with gin in place of dry vermouth.
- GodfatherWith more bitterness in it and built on whisky.
- Sazerac3 degrees stronger and with more bitterness in it.
- Vieux CarréWith more bitterness in it and built on whisky.
- Dry MartiniBuilt on gin and with gin in place of vodka.
Every drink near the Vodka Martini on the map
Recipe source: Difford's Guide · checked on 3 November 2026