Turf Club Cocktail

This is a wonderfully balanced cocktail. It's a Martinez with dry vermouth sub for rosso vermouth with a dash of absinth. I highly recommend trying this one if you have the ingredients on hand. It's worth the purchase if you are missing only one. Music accompaniment: Have You Seen It In The Snow by Magnetic Fields.

2 ounces gin / I'm using Beefeater

3/4 ounces dry vermouth

1/4 ounce maraschino liqueur

10 drops (2 dashes) absinthe / I'm using Absinth ordinaire

10 drops (2 dashes) orange bitters / I'm using Angostura

Garnish: lemon twist

Mix all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled glass. 

Garnish with lemon twist.