The Quiet Hours
Category: Martini · 5:1
Glass: Coupe
Ice: None (served up)
Delivery: Stirred to order (À la minute despite the 'Draft' label in some sheets)
Stir all ingredients with ice for 30 seconds. Strain into a chilled coupe or Nick & Nora. Express a long-pull lemon twist over the top and drop in.
Lemon Twist (long-pull spiral, no pith)
The Lancey Martini. 5:1 ratio gin:vermouth — slightly drier than the 4:1 standard. Salers (gentian liqueur) adds a subtle bitter complexity. Saline brightens or Pocket Spice for a savory-house edge.
Coupe or Nick & Nora, no ice. The twist matters — it should be a tight spiral with no pith showing. The lemon oil expression is essential.
Bone-dry, gently bitter, with the Salers adding a herbaceous lift. Should drink clean, not boozy-hot.