Spiced Dirty Martini

What you'll need

• 60ml vodka or gin
• 15ml dry vermouth
• 15ml olive brine
• ½ tsp Berry Mean, plus extra for the rim
• 2 olives, skewered
• Ice

How it comes together

1. Rim a chilled martini glass with a light dusting of Berry Mean: press the rim into a small dish of it.
2. Fill a shaker with ice, then add the vodka (or gin), vermouth, and olive brine.
3. Drop in a pinch of Berry Mean straight into the shaker. Yes, really. Trust the sprinkle.
4. Shake hard for 15 seconds. You want it properly cold and a little bruised.
5. Strain into the glass, skewer the olives, drop them in, and finish with one more dusting on top.

The brine and the pepper heat are doing the same job from opposite directions. That's why it works.