Pour the gin and vermouth into a mixing glass, fill it with ice and stir down to your desired dilution. Strain the martini into the chilled coupette using a hawthorne cocktail strainer.
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When so much of everyday life is geared towards other people and their needs, I like to take some time for myself around Christmas – with my favourite tipple, of course, writes Rosamund Hall ...