# Kangaroo

The classic vodka Martini: clean, cold, and lightly herbal, with orange bitters adding definition.

Strength: 36% ABV before dilution

## Ingredients

- 60 ml [Vodka](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/vodka.md)
- 15 ml [Dry vermouth](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/dry-vermouth.md)
- 1 dash [Orange bitters](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/orange-bitters.md)

## Glassware

Martini glass

## Garnish

- Lemon zest — Express the peel oils over the drink.

## Method

1. Stir all the ingredients with ice until very cold.
2. Strain into a chilled martini glass.

## Related drinks

- [50/50 Martini](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/50-50-martini.md): An equal-parts Martini that lets fresh dry vermouth share the foreground with gin, lifted by orange bitters.
- [Roberta](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/roberta.md): Vodka, dry vermouth, and dark cherry liqueur form Pietro Cuccoli’s elegant competition-era equal-parts drink, sharpened by tiny measures of Campari and banana.
- [Dry Martini](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/dry-martini.md): An ice-cold, spirit-forward pairing of gin and dry vermouth.
- [Hoffman House Cocktail](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/hoffman-house-cocktail.md): A shaken two-to-one dry-gin Martini seasoned with orange bitters and fragrant orange oil.
- [Dawa](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/dawa.md): Vodka, muddled lime, raw honey, and demerara sugar form this contemporary Carnivore-style Kenyan serve around its retained honey-coated dawa stick.
- [Marguerite](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/marguerite.md): An equal-parts ancestor of the Dry Martini, softer and more wine-led, with orange bitters tying gin to vermouth.
- [Metropole Cocktail](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/metropole-cocktail.md): George Kappeler’s equal brandy-and-French-vermouth cocktail layers three tiny sweet, anise, and orange-bitter accents over an unusually dry core.
- [Gibson](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/gibson.md): A dry gin Martini whose pickled cocktail onion brings a subtle savoury sweetness to the glass.

## References

- Canonical page: https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/kangaroo
- Photograph: https://stirred.fyi/assets/cocktails/kangaroo-ffc9a632.webp
- Recipe source: https://www.diffordsguide.com/cocktails/recipe/2461/kangaroo