Employees Only Martinez Recipe

Updated August 29, 2018

This is easily one of my all-time favorite cocktails. It's a variation on the classic as served at Employees Only in NYC, and it appears in the excellent Speakeasy book by Jason Kosmas and Dushan Zaric. Flavorwise, it's somewhere between a traditional Martinez and a Martini.

Note: Don't want to bother with making the absinthe bitters (the first step below)? The easy way out is still darn tasty: just rinse the glass with a generous amount of absinthe or Green Chartreuse, and leave the excess in the glass rather than pouring it out.

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Recipe Details

Employees Only Martinez Recipe

Active 5 mins

Total 5 mins

Serves 1 serving

Ingredients

For the Absinthe Bitters:

3/4 cup absinthe
1/8 cup green Chartreuse
1/4 teaspoon Angostura bitters
1/4 teaspoon Peychaud's bitters
1/2 tablespoon Fee Brothers Mint bitters

For Each Cocktail:

2 1/2 ounces Beefeater 24 Gin
3/4 ounce Dolin Blanc Vermouth
1/2 ounce Luxardo Maraschino
1/4 ounce Absinthe Bitters (see note)
Lemon twist for garnish

Directions

For the absinthe bitters: Add absinthe, Green Chartreuse, Angostura, Peychaud's, and mint bitters to a resealable bottle and cap. Blend by inverting the bottle a few times. The bitters is ready to use immediately and will keep indefinitely at room temperature.
For each cocktail: Add the Beefeater 24 gin, Dolin Blanc, Luxardo Maraschino and absinthe bitters to a mixing glass. Fill 2/3 with ice and stir until well chilled, about 20 seconds. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass, garnish with the lemon twist and serve.

Special Equipment

Mixing Glass, Barspoon, Strainer, Citrus Peeler

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
274	Calories
0g	Fat
11g	Carbs
0g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 1
Amount per serving
Calories	274
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g	0%
Saturated Fat 0g	0%
Cholesterol 0mg	0%
Sodium 4mg	0%
Total Carbohydrate 11g	4%
Dietary Fiber 0g	0%
Total Sugars 7g
Protein 0g
Vitamin C 1mg	6%
Calcium 3mg	0%
Iron 0mg	1%
Potassium 29mg	1%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.