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Seafood Dean Martinis
categories: celebrity, hokey
Rachael Ray Every Day, Poker Party, Dec 28, 2011

Mr. Martin would be horrified if he was alive today.

--MM

The Dean Martini

30 ml Tanqueray London Dry Gin
45 ml Aperol
15 ml Vermouth
Tiny dash orange blossom water
Orange zest, to garnish

Inspired by Dean Martin's classic songs, the Dean Martini combines
the classic elegance of a Martini cocktail with the bitter tastes of
orange and rhubarb that come from the addition of Aperol.

Mixed for the first time just five years ago, the Dean Martini pays
homage not only to the crooner's enduring influence, but also to his
love of Martini and an orangey variation that he was reputed to
love, called the Flame of Love.

Pour all of the ingredients into a cocktail shaker or pitcher filled
with ice.

Stir or swirl together, but don't shake.

Strain into a chilled martini glass. Squeeze some of the zest over

From: www.seymourhotels.com

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--MM

Flame of Love

2 oz. vodka
1/4 oz. fino sherry
Garnish:
several large strips of orange peel

Chasen's was a Beverly Hills watering hole long cherished by the
Hollywood set. The Flame of Love was crafted by bartender Pepe Ruiz
in 1970 for one of the bar’s famous regulars, Dean Martin, and was
purportedly such a hit that Frank Sinatra once ordered a round for
everyone in the restaurant.

Rinse a chilled glass with sherry and discard excess. While
squeezing a large strip of orange peel over the sherry-rinsed glass,
use a match to carefully flame the oils spraying into the glass;
repeat several times with additional peels. Stir the vodka with ice
until chilled, then strain into the prepared glass. Flame a final
orange peel over the finished drink; garnish.

Dylan & Jeni

From: http://imbibemagazine.com

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Cheers

Jim

... They have certainly freed the martini from hidebound orthodoxy

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