Ingredients:

  • 2.5 oz (74 ml) Vodka or London Dry Gin
  • 0.5 oz (15 ml) Dry Vermouth
  • 1.0 oz (30 ml) Premium Dill Pickle Juice
  • 2 chilled Cornichons
  • 1 sprig fresh dill
  • 1 pinch smoked sea salt

Instructions:

  1. Chill the glass. Fill your martini glass with ice and water. Note: This creates a thermal sink so your drink stays cold longer.
  2. Rim the edge. Run a small piece of pickle along half the rim and dip it into the smoked sea salt.
  3. Measure the spirit. Pour 74 ml (2.5 oz) of gin or vodka into the small tin of your shaker.
  4. Add the modifiers. Pour in 15 ml (0.5 oz) of dry vermouth and 30 ml (1.0 oz) of dill pickle juice.
  5. Fill with ice. Use large, solid ice cubes. Add ice until the shaker tin is three quarters full.
  6. Seal and shake. Shake vigorously for 15 seconds until the shaker is painfully cold to the touch.
  7. Discard glass ice. Dump the ice and water from your glass and give it a quick shake to dry.
  8. Double strain. Pour the liquid through the Hawthorne strainer and the fine mesh sieve into the chilled glass.
  9. Garnish and serve. Thread the cornichons on a pick and slap the dill sprig against your wrist until it smells like a fresh herb garden before dropping it in.