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Blue Cheese Dirty Martini Recipe 🍸🫒 I know it sounds…weird…HOWEVER …It is delicious. The blue cheese in the shaker is what makes it look milky and adds a delicious lil funk in a fabulous way. It is life changing. My sister who says she “tolerates” blue cheese but isn’t a huge fan was absolutely obsessed with this. If you love martinis, you have to try my carajillo martini!
Why You’ll Love Blue Cheese Dirty Martini
This Blue Cheese Dirty Martini is a main character and once you try this, you won’t be able to go back. It is just that good. The blue cheese inside the shaker adds such an amazing touch and gives it the signature milky look.
How To Prepare Blue Cheese Dirty Martini
🧊 Add a bit of the vermouth to your martini glass, swirl, and discard (or save). Then, place the glass in the freezer for 15 minutes. You do this because the vermouth chills the glass quickly leaving the stem comfortable to hold.
🫒 Hand stuff your olives with as much blue cheese as your heart desires.
❄️ Fill a shaker with ice. Then add in vodka, olive brine and a chunk of blue cheese. I am obsessed with my new shaker, Elevated Craft Hybrid Cocktail Shaker. If you do buy this shaker, you can make two at a time.
💚 Shake for 60-90 seconds. Don’t go past the 90 seconds with a regular shaker because it may explode on you like it did on me.
🍸 Pour in your chilled glass and add your olives.
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Substitutions for Blue Cheese Dirty Martini
- You can substitute the blue cheese for feta, parmesan, or goat cheese!
- You can also use your olives of choice instead of castelvetrano olives
🔥 Chef Nadia’s Tips 🔥
Shake your Blue Cheese Dirty Martini 60-90 seconds (non-negotiable) to create those perfect icicles that makes this martini even more epic. PS: I now have a new shaker that I swear by, since my old shaker exploded on you like it did on me 🤣 I know it’s on the pricey side hear me out, it’s leak proof, has an integrated jigger, it’s insulated so you have to shake it less, has a screw cap so it doesn’t jam or explode 😉 and it is huge so you can make more than one drink at a time! I bought mine on Amazon here Elevated Craft Hybrid Cocktail Shaker.
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Common Questions
You can use feta, goat cheese or parmesan!
You don’t have to, but I highly recommend it. Shaking for 90 seconds creates icicles and it makes the drink even more delicious.
For this martini, I used Grey Goose but you can use your vodka of choice!
I highly recommend you do, but you can use store bought ones as well.
I used Dolin Dry Vermouth.
Blue Cheese Dirty Martini
Ingredients
- 2 ½ oz vodka
- A splash vermouth, for glass rinse
- 2 ½ oz olive brine
- 6 castelvetrano olives
- ½ inch blue cheese, chunk + more to stuff the olives
Instructions
- Add a splash of the vermouth to your martini glass, swirl, discard (or save). Place glass in the freezer for 15 minutes.
- Hand stuff your olives with as much blue cheese as your heart desires.
- Fill a shaker with ice, add in vodka, olive brine and a chunk of blue cheese.
- Shake for 60-90 seconds. Don’t go past the 90 seconds because it will explode on you like it did on me.
- Pour on the chilled glass and add your olives.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
This post really resonated with me. Thanks for putting it into words.
Can you use crumbled blue cheese?
Hey Diana, that works too!
I’m confused, when asked “what kind of vermouth do you use” you say dry but in the ingredient list you say sweet vermouth. So which one is it?
Hey Ariana, You can honestly use either. It’s just a rinse for your glass and it gets thrown out. You do it because the vermouth chills the glass quickly leaving the stem comfortable to hold.