Spicy martini

Name: Spicy martini
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: Serves 1
Ingredients: 1 tbsp dry vermouth; 60ml gin or vodka; 2 guindillas or any pickled green chillies, drained, plus a splash of their brine

By: Tom Shingler
Head of food, delicious.

Published: 16 Jun 23
Updated: 18 Mar 24

Test kitchen approved

Fans of the dirty martini, listen up! Swap the green olive for a pickled green chilli and realise what you’ve been missing out on all this time. Perfect for a pre-dinner drink as you watch the sun set.

Craving a caffeine kick? Try our espresso martini recipe.

Serves 1
Hands-on time 5 min

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Ingredients

1 tbsp dry vermouth
60ml gin or vodka
2 guindillas or any pickled green chillies, drained, plus a splash of their brine

Method

Fill a cocktail shaker with ice, then pour in the vermouth. Seal and shake for 5 seconds, then pour away most of the liquid (leave a little extra in if you prefer a ‘wet’ martini). Add the gin (or vodka) and guindillas brine to the shaker, stir for 30 seconds, then strain into a chilled martini or coupe glass. Garnish with the chillies on a cocktail stick.

Recipe from July 2023 Issue

Nutrition

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 133kcals
Fat: 0g fat (0g saturated)
Protein: 0g
Carbohydrates: 0g carbs (0g sugars)
Fibre: 0g
Salt: trace

delicious. tips

Guindillas are mild-ish pickled chillies popular for tapas in Spain’s Basque Country. Buy them in Tesco or online.

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