The Martini Moment, a playful take on the Gibson by Melissa Brooke (@holly_bonnejovi), bartender at NYC’s Pine&Polk in West Soho. . “I am a lover of the Gibson, and so we created a more fun, dramatic version. I also love adding salt to traditionally clean cocktails. At Pine & Polk, we present all sorts of pickled vegetables and fruit in a jewelry box to make it beautiful, but you can use any pretty dish, and then put a layer of sea salt on it, and put your pickles on top of it. We prefer gooseberries, wax beans, tri-colored bell peppers, carrots & snap peas- and we garnish with an edible flower micro mix. You can pickle almost any seasonal vegetable and use it! Add those pickles to your cocktail, and enjoy.” . Ingredients 2.5 oz Sinpatch Vodka .5 oz Dry Vermouth . Recipe Stir ingredients in a mixing glass and strain into an ice cold martini glass. Garnish with pickles, lemon twist and a small bar spoon of your pickling brine. . “We love working with Tenmile because they use locally sourced ingredients. The vodka has an almost creamy texture which allows for a spirit forward cocktail to have a little more body. It’s a great vodka." . #repost @tenmiledistillery