A martini glass garnished with a skewered olive, on a square green coaster.

Hawthorn’s Dry Vodka Martini

This spin on the timeless cocktail comes from an iconic Calgary bar.

 

A martini glass garnished with a skewered olive, on a square green coaster.

Hawthorn’s Dry Vodka Martini

Hawthorn Dining Room & Bar
Tucked into Calgary’s iconic Fairmont Palliser is the Hawthorn Dining Room & Bar, where dry martinis are stirred—never shaken—and made with premium vodka and just a whisper of vermouth. The timeless cocktail is garnished to taste with either a bright lemon twist or a rich blue-cheese-stuffed olive.

Ingredients

  • Ice
  • oz Wheatley Vodka
  • ½ oz dry vermouth
  • 1 blue-cheese-stuffed olive or lemon twist for garnish

Instructions
 

  • In shaker half-filled with ice, combine vodka and vermouth, and stir.
  • Strain into chilled martini glass and garnish with blue-cheese-stuffed olive or lemon twist.
Keyword cocktail, drink, martini
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