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dry martini

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noun

  1. a cocktail of between four and ten parts gin to one part dry vermouth

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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But by the mid 1900s, the refreshing, ruthlessly dry martini won out.

From Salon Aug. 1, 2021

If a dry martini could crack a joke, it would sound exactly like the late comedy doyenne, who detonated punchlines with vaudevillian mastery in her 2002 solo show, “Elaine Stritch at Liberty.”

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 20, 2019

A martini mixed with gin and dry vermouth is a dry martini.

From Washington Post Oct. 4, 2019

Tan: I loved the Tohoku Meijo Makiri junmai daiginjo: citrusy and melon-y, with a finish like a dry martini.

From Seattle Times Aug. 10, 2019

Just as Bond is associated with the dry martini, so Hemingway is with the daiquiri.

From The Guardian Dec. 26, 2018

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