El Matador Martini

Our version of a very dirty martini uses all Spanish ingredients: the vodka, the vermouth, the brine, all of it. We use vodka because it's a blank canvas for the added complexity of using both piparra pepper and manzanilla olive brine. The olives are hand stuffed with Valdeon blue cheese. We use Manzanilla olives because even though they're small, they pack a better and more intense flavor than the bigger olives. If a guest prefers gin, we recommend a more neutral gin like Ford's or Xoriguer Gin de Mahon if they want to stick with something Spanish. We recommend against the more fruity or floral gins as they will be a flavor clash with all the dirty brine. As for the name, being a Matador (bull fighter) is quite fancy and top shelf but can also get very very dirty.