The Bronx

Name: The Bronx
Ingredients: 2 oz gin; ¼ oz dry vermouth; ¼ oz sweet vermouth; 1 oz fresh orange juice; 1 dash orange bitters (optional)

martini · gin

The orange juice is what keeps this from being a Perfect Martini, and an ounce is plenty — more than that and the gin stops showing up. Squeeze it fresh; carton juice tastes cooked and the vermouths have nothing to hide behind. I make these at eleven in the morning and don't explain.