![]() Using bitters also fell out of vogue as time went on, but it was again a traditional part of old-style martinis. Second, we’ve got the use of chocolate bitters. Historical authenticity never tasted so good. I’ve gone with a happy medium with 5:1 (which also happens to be my preferred ratio too!). Old recipe books from that era use anything from a 3:1 ratio of spirit to vermouth to a 6:1 ratio. This wasn’t always the case though back in the 1950s from which the Fallout universe takes a lot of its inspiration, martinis were a lot heavier on the vermouth-and any drink from the Sierra Madre would probably be similarly proportioned. Modern martinis are notoriously dry, with a common refrain being a martini should be made with gin and a brief glance at a nearby bottle of vermouth. There’s a lot of debate about what makes a ‘good’ martini, particularly around the ratio of vermouth to base spirit. If you liked this, you’ll like my take on Nuka Cola from the Fallout franchise as well.įirst, we’ve got the style of the cocktail: a martini. To do that, there’s a bit of a spiritual journey ahead of us. But as much as I’d like to try and choke down a slurry of poison gas and potato chips on camera (the only ingredients listed by its creator, Dean Domino), I decided instead to recreate the spirit of the drink rather than combine the ingredients laid out in the game. When something has ‘martini’ in the name, it immediately makes it to the top of my list of drinks to bring into the real world. ![]() And, of course, a wonderfully named drink with a truly disgusting ingredient list: the Sierra Madre Martini. Fallout: New Vegas’ Dead Money had it all: a fascinating story, a mysterious location, engaging companions-even a lesson about greed.
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