Photo of a Dirty Martini utilizing mushroom instead of olives.

Mushroom Dirty Martini

Name: Mushroom Dirty Martini
Ingredients: 2 oz SKYY Vodka; 0.25 oz Cinzano Dry Vermouth; 1.25 oz Umami Mushroom Brine*; 100 g Dried Mushroom (Shiitake or Hen of the Woods); 20 g Savory Salt (equal parts mushroom powder and garlic salt); 10 g Powdered Black Garlic; 1 Tamari; 1 L Water

Ingredients

2 oz SKYY Vodka
0.25 oz Cinzano Dry Vermouth
1.25 oz Umami Mushroom Brine*

*Umami Mushroom Brine

100 g Dried Mushroom (Shiitake or Hen of the Woods)
20 g Savory Salt (equal parts mushroom powder and garlic salt)
10 g Powdered Black Garlic
1 Tamari
1 L Water

Stir ingredients over ice.
Strain into chilled martini glass and garnish with dried mushroom or Furikake.

*Umami Mushroom Brine:

Yields 1 L

Let ingredients simmer for 20 minutes. Adjust salt to taste, as all mushrooms are different. Strain through muslin or coffee filter. Chill before use.

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