This new alcoholic drink is a hit at bars and you'll be shocked when you find out its key flavor. Some of the buzziest drinks in New York City are savory riffs on the classic cocktail and taste like garlic bread or caprese salad. By comparison, the standard dirty martini seems tame.
The latter is a spicy interpretation of the trend, discovered by an Italian-American seafood restaurant that opened in the West Village this past March. The restaurant’s “Scottie’s Martini” is better known as the “garlic bread martini” and it uses the process known as fat-washing to infuse vodka with all of the flavors of the beloved carb. The odd martini retails for $19 which is about the price of a regular drink depending on where you're located.
Olive oil and butter are used to sauté garlic, dried oregano, sourdough bread scraps, and chilies. After blending the flavor-infused butter and oil with vodka, the mixture is frozen. The fat parts may then be effortlessly extracted, leaving behind a vodka with a flavor reminiscent of garlic bread, which is utilized to create the martini.
The unique drink, which is garnished with olives stuffed with feta and chopped cherry peppers, is one of the most popular cocktails on the menu. This may come as a surprise to most that such an odd martini is such a hit but maybe we shouldn't judge this book by its cover before taking the risk to try it!