Mrs. Shellhammer’s Martini

Inspired by Miracle on 34th Street (1947) and the “double-strength” Martinis prepared so Mrs. Shellhammer will agree to letting Kris Kringle live with her and her husband, who is the toy department chief. I decided to make them “double-pine” with extra juniper-y gin, rosemary-infused vermouth, pine liqueur, and a touch of Chartreuse Élixir Végétal. It tastes like a Christmas tree. Garnished with a quick-pickled cranberry on a pick, which looks stunning in a coupe or Martini glass.

INGREDIENTS

2 oz. juniper-forward dry gin
¾ oz. rosemary-infused dry vermouth
¼ oz. pine liqueur
6 drops Chartreuse Élixir Végétal
6 drops saline solution

Garnish: pickled cranberry on a pick

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ABV LEVEL

Combine all in a mixing glass. Add ice and stir for twenty-five to thirty seconds. Strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with a pickled cranberry on a pick.

Or batch a 24-ounce bottle! 13 oz. gin, 5 oz. rosemary vermouth, 1¾ oz. pine liqueur, scant ½ teaspoon Élixir Végétal, scant ½ teaspoon saline, 4¼ oz. water. Freeze! Serve directly from the frozen bottle.