Dry Martini - Review - Eixample - Barcelona - The Infatuation

"The eponymous drink at the Barcelona outpost of this transatlantic bar brand is so good that they have sold no fewer than 1,546,944 of them since 1978 (according to the ticker on the wall on our last outing). Not surprising, perhaps, given that this place, resembling an old English smoking den, was already a classic long before most of the city’s current generation of mixologists were out of diapers. So what’s their secret million-tipple recipe? It’s simple: equal parts London dry gin and French vermouth, a dash of orange bitters, a lemon rind twist, and a green olive. Try it at home though, and we guarantee it won’t be half as good. This used to be one of the only spots for a real drink in the city (read: somewhere the menu went beyond beer, wine, and vermut) and, while the wood, leather, and brass décor aren’t exactly fresh, this place still deserves a pit stop." - Isabelle Kliger