Paul Child's original recipe, for one cocktail, started out simply: "Make a Martini."
Ingredients
3
oz (6 tablespoons) gin
1
teaspoon dry vermouth
2
teaspoons juice from a jar of maraschino cherries
2
maraschino cherries, stemmed
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Preparation
Shake gin and vermouth with ice cubes in a cocktail shaker to chill quickly, then strain into 2 Martini glasses. Stir 1 teaspoon cherry juice into each drink and add cherries.