Truffle Martini
Vodka fat-washed with white truffle oil — used sparingly, the truffle transforms the neutral spirit into something earthy and expensive-feeling. A martini that requires no garnish and no explanation.
Served in a martini glass · Garnish: Thin truffle slice or truffle oil drop · Difficulty: hard
Ingredients
- 2.5 oz White Truffle Oil-Washed Vodka
- 0.5 oz Dry Vermouth
- 1 dash Orange Bitters
Instructions
- To fat-wash: combine just 0.5 tsp white truffle oil with 16 oz vodka (less is more); rest 30 minutes only; freeze; filter through coffee filter.
- Stir washed vodka, vermouth, and bitters with ice for 40 seconds.
- Strain into a frozen martini glass.
- Garnish with a paper-thin slice of fresh truffle if available, or 2 drops of truffle oil on the surface.