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THE BENJAMIN

Course Cocktail

Ingredients
  

  • 3 ounces inexpensive gin
  • Splash of dry vermouth (optional)
  • ⅛ to ½ teaspoon freshly and coarsely ground pepper
  • 2 garlic cloves, gently cracked with the flat side of a knife

Instructions
 

  • Combine the gin, vermouth (if using), pepper, and 1 garlic clove in a shaker. Fill the shaker two-thirds with ice. Shake the hell out of it.
  • Strain into a chilled martini glass, and garnish with the second garlic clove.