Julia Child's Upside-Down Martini
By: Sheri Wetherell
Published: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - 1:40pm

Ingredients




1 ½ oz (or more) Noilly Prat Vermouth
½ oz gin

Preparation

1 Fill a white wine glass three-quarters full with cracked or crushed ice. 2 Add the Noilly Prat Vermouth, leaving room for the gin (adjust amount as needed based on the size of the glass and the quantity of ice). 3 Add the gin and give the glass a half stir (do not over-stir!) with a small espresso spoon. 4 Twist a strip of lemon peel over the glass, rub it around the rim, and drop it on top.

About

Julia Child enjoyed a good cocktail and she loved Noilly Prat, the classic French vermouth. She created this cocktail and called it the Upside-Down Martini, which is essentially a martini that's heavier on the vermouth than the gin. As she said of her creation, "It's a nice refreshing drink. I usually have two."