When we posted the sweet martini originally, we used a opdern version which is a lot heavier on the gin. Today's closing cocktail is the traditional recipe from the 1880s. It featured in Harry Johnson’s 1888 New and Improved Bartender’s Manual[/i and is a fifty-fifty of Old Tom Gin and sweet vermouth with two dashes of orange bitters.
Half-fill a mixing jug with ice.
Add all ingredients and stir until well-chilled.
Strain into a chilled cocktail coupe.