Blue Cheese Dirty Martini
A briny dirty martini made with vodka and olive brine, shaken with blue cheese until the drink turns milky. Served up in a chilled glass with blue cheese stuffed castelvetrano olives.
Equipment
- martini glass
Ingredients
- 1 splash vermouth for rinsing the glass
- 3 castelvetrano olives
- .5 oz blue cheese divided, ½-inch piece for the shaker, the rest for the olives
- 2 ½ oz vodka
- 2 ½ oz olive brine
- ice enough to fill the shaker
Instructions
- Chill the Glass: Add a splash of vermouth to a martini glass, swirl to coat, then discard or save. Place the glass in the freezer for 15 minutes.1 splash vermouth
- Stuff the Olives: Hand stuff each castelvetrano olive with blue cheese.3 castelvetrano olives, ⅖ oz blue cheese
- Shake: Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add the vodka, olive brine, and ½-inch piece of blue cheese. Shake for 60 to 90 seconds.2 ½ oz vodka, 2 ½ oz olive brine, ice, ⅛ oz blue cheese
- Serve: Strain into the chilled glass and add the olives.
Nutrition
Calories: 334kcal, Carbohydrates: 4g, Protein: 4g, Fat: 17g, Saturated Fat: 4g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 10g, Cholesterol: 11mg, Sodium: 1457mg, Potassium: 72mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 1g, Vitamin A: 434IU, Calcium: 118mg, Iron: 0.5mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.