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Steakhouse Classic Dirty Martini

A bold, icy, and savory dirty martini that brings the classic steakhouse experience home. Featuring the perfect ratio of premium spirit to dry vermouth and brine, crowned with decadent, hand-stuffed blue cheese olives.

Steakhouse Classic Dirty Martini
Prep 10 min Total 10 min Level Easy
Serves 1

Ingredients

Blue Cheese Stuffed Olives

  • 3 whole Large pitted green olives (Queen or Castelvetrano) — drained well
  • 1 tablespoon Sharp blue cheese — crumbled and at room temperature
  • 0.5 teaspoon Heavy cream or plain cream cheese (optional) — to help bind the blue cheese if it's too crumbly

The Cocktail

  • 2.5 ounces Premium Gin or Vodka — London Dry gin or high-quality clean vodka
  • 0.5 ounces Dry Vermouth — freshly opened or refrigerated
  • 0.5 ounces Olive brine — from the olive jar, adjust slightly based on saltiness preference
  • 2 cups Ice cubes — for chilling the drink

Instructions

  1. Place your martini glass in the freezer to chill for at least 10 minutes before making the drink.

    A frosty glass is essential for the true steakhouse martini experience.

  2. In a small bowl, mash the room-temperature blue cheese. If it's too crumbly, mix in a tiny splash of cream or cream cheese until it forms a thick paste. Transfer to a small piping bag (or a ziplock bag with the corner snipped off).

    ~5 min
    Mashing the cheese ensures it's smooth enough to pipe into the olives without breaking them.

  3. Pipe the blue cheese mixture generously into the cavity of each pitted olive. Thread the three stuffed olives onto a cocktail pick and set aside.

    ~3 min
    Wipe the outside of the olives with a paper towel after stuffing for a clean presentation.

  4. Fill a cocktail shaker or mixing glass with ice. Pour in the gin (or vodka), dry vermouth, and olive brine.

    ~1 min
    The 5:1 ratio of spirit to vermouth provides a dry but balanced profile. The equal part of brine to vermouth creates a perfectly 'dirty' flavor.

  5. If using vodka, shake vigorously for 10-15 seconds until the outside of the shaker is frosty. If using gin, stir briskly for 30 seconds to chill without bruising the botanicals.

    ~1 min
    Steakhouses often shake dirty martinis to get ice shards on top, but stirring is the classic method for gin.

  6. Strain the cocktail into the chilled martini glass. Lay the pick of blue cheese stuffed olives horizontally across the rim of the glass. Serve immediately.

    Double strain through a fine mesh sieve if you want to avoid tiny ice shards.
Nutrition
240
Calories
2
Protein (g)
3
Carbs (g)
5
Fat (g)
2
Sat. Fat (g)
0
Fiber (g)
1
Sugar (g)
850
Sodium (mg)
5
Cholesterol (mg)
Equipment
  • Martini glass or coupe
  • Cocktail shaker or mixing glass
  • Jigger
  • Hawthorne strainer
  • Cocktail pick
  • Small piping bag or ziplock bag
Tips & Storage
  • Always use a high-quality spirit, as it makes up the bulk of the drink.
  • Keep your vermouth in the refrigerator after opening. Old, oxidized vermouth will ruin a good martini.
  • For an extra 'filthy' martini, increase the olive brine to 0.75 or 1 ounce.
  • Stuffing the olives yourself guarantees fresh cheese flavor and prevents the cloudy, slimy texture sometimes found in pre-stuffed jarred olives.
  • Storage: This cocktail should be consumed immediately after preparation. Leftover stuffed olives can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Tags
blue cheese boozy chilled classic cocktail dirty martini drink elegant gin gluten_free happy hour keto low_carb martini olive pre-dinner savory steakhouse sugar_free vegetarian vodka

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