dirty martini
Briny gin drink
A dirty martini is a martini cocktail made with olive brine, which gives the drink a cloudy appearance and savory, briny flavor.
The "dirty" refers to this murkiness—more brine makes it "extra dirty." I'll have a dirty martini, extra olives.
- olivePitted briny fruit
- olive brineSalty olive preserving liquid
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- vermouthHerb-infused fortified wine
- cocktailMixed alcoholic beverage
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cocktail flavor profile
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Culturally sophisticated, internationally fluent
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