Seriously Dirty Martinis

Ingredients

• 1 cup crushed ice
• 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons (5 ounces) gin (such as Hendrick’s)
• 2 tablespoons green olive juice from jar
• 1 tablespoon (1/2 ounce) dry vermouth (such as Noilly Prat)
• 1 tablespoon caper brine from jar
• 2 cracks of fresh black pepper
• 6 large green olives (such as Cerignola)

Steps

1. Place crushed ice in a cocktail shaker or jar with a lid. Add gin, olive juice, vermouth, and caper brine. Swirl until liquid is cold and sides of shaker have condensation, about 30 seconds. Strain gin mixture evenly into 2 martini glasses. Crack pepper over olives, and add 3 olives to each glass.