Date Martinez Recipe

Name: Date Martinez Recipe
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 1 1/2 ounces amontillado dry sherry, such as Lustau; 1 1/2 ounces gin, such as Ford’s; 3/4 ounce date molasses; 2 dashes Peychaud’s bitters; Orange peel, for garnish

Why It Works

Date molasses is less sweet and more complex in flavor than simple syrup.
Amontillado sherry's nutty and dry characteristics complement the rich dates.

Date molasses, which is made of nothing but dates, is your secret ingredient to a rich, nutty fall cocktail in this riff on the Martinez.

Use Rich, Nutty Dates to Sweeten Your Cocktails

Active: 5 mins

Total: 5 mins

Serves: 1 serving

Rate & Comment

1 1/2 ounces amontillado dry sherry, such as Lustau
1 1/2 ounces gin, such as Ford’s
3/4 ounce date molasses
2 dashes Peychaud’s bitters
Orange peel, for garnish

Fill a mixing glass 2/3 with ice, then pour in sherry, gin and date molasses. Add the dashes of Peychaud’s and stir 20 seconds to chill. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Twist orange peel over top of drink to release oils and garnish drink with peel.

Special equipment

mixing glass, bar spoon, cocktail strainer

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Use Rich, Nutty Dates to Sweeten Your Cocktails

Why It Works

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