French Martini

French Martini
IBA Official Cocktail
Type Cocktail
Primary alcohol by volume
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.

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