Gibson

The Gibson is a cocktail made with gin and vermouth, garnished with a pickled onion.

Ingredients

• 6 parts gin or vodka
• 1 part dry vermouth
• cocktail onions for garnish

Directions

1. Combine the liquid ingredients in a mixing glass with ice
2. Stir well, to chill
3. Strain into a cocktail glass
4. Garnish with skewered cocktail onions (traditionally 1-2 on the same skewer, depending on onion size)
5. Serve

Variants

• Much like the classic Martini, the proportions are often left to taste, from the "Perfect" (50-50 gin and vermouth), to the "Churchill" (100% gin, wave glass in the general direction of Italy).
• The cocktail may be served "dirty", with a splash of cocktail olive pickling juice.