Cocktails

January 31, 2025

If you were here almost FOUR years ago (omg), you remember this journey. The deep dive into martini perfection. The R&D that went into every single element. And now? We’ve got it. A martini that is so good, so balanced, so briny and smooth, you’ll never need another recipe.


Every step in this process—from the vodka in the blue cheese trick for hand-stuffing olives, to the vermouth rinse, to the perfect vodka/olive brine ratio—has been tested and tweaked to perfection. And I have to say… this recipe? It’s pretty perfect.

The Ultimate Blue Cheese Martini

What You Need:

  • 3 ounces freezer-cold vodka
  • 2-2.5 ounces Castelvetrano olive brine (yes, this ratio is everything)
  • Rinse of Dolin dry vermouth (because details matter)
  • Blue cheese (for hand-stuffing those olives, trust me)
  • Frosted martini coupe (always frosted, always chic)

How to Make it:

  • Start with your olives: Hand-stuff them with blue cheese. No shortcuts. It makes all the difference.
  • Rinse your frosted martini glass with Dolin dry vermouth. Swirl, coat, and discard any excess.
  • In a mixing glass filled with ice, combine the vodka and olive brine.
  • Then, it’s time for cocktail cardio. Shake until you are out of breath, and then a few more shakes for good measure.
  • Strain into your prepared martini glass.
  • Garnish with those perfect, hand-stuffed olives.
  • Sip, close your eyes, and enjoy.

Dirty Like the Cumberland Martini

Ingredients
  

  • 3 ounces freezer cold Belvedere Vodka
  • 2-2.5 ounces Castelvetrano olive brine
  • Rinse of Dolin dry Vermouth
  • Blue cheese for hand-stuffing
  • Frosted martini coupe

Instructions
 

  • Start with a frosted martini coupe
  • Rinse your martini coupe with a splash of vermouth
  • Pour a splash of ice-cold vodka into your blue cheese
  • Put the blue cheese mixture into a plastic bag and cut the tip off
  • Stuff your olives with the blue cheese mixture
  • Pour vodka and olive brine into your shaker

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