Actor and Global Tanqueray No.TEN Partner Stanley Tucci has revealed his freezer batch recipe for making perfect Martini cocktails to celebrate World Martini Day.

World Martini Day is celebrated each year on the third Saturday of June and falls on 21 June in 2025. It’s a day to appreciate and enjoy the classic cocktail, whether you prefer it shaken or stirred, with gin or vodka, garnished with an olive or a lemon twist.

Naturally, Tucci prefers to use gin in his freezer batch Martini recipe.

“What I admire about Tanqueray No. TEN are the gin’s pioneering levels of elegance and excellence; two of the qualities I aspire to when hosting any event of my own,” Tucci said.

“It’s the signature citrus essence is the key to an exceptional gin martini which is why I am advocating for making it a TEN, this World Martini Day.”

Category Director for Gins, Pimm’s Baileys and Alcohol Free at Diageo GB Charlotte Gibbon said: “At Diageo, we are so pleased to offer our consumers the opportunity to experience the excellence and artistry of Tanqueray No. TEN as the ultimate cocktail ingredient from the comfort of their homes this World Martini Day.

“We have always been at the forefront of leading celebrations within cocktail culture and today is no exception. We are delighted once again to have the ultimate connoisseur of taste Stanley Tucci to lead the charge in inspiring audiences to elevate at-home hosting.”

Stanley Tucci’s Perfect Batch Martini

(Serves 7 people)

• 425ml Tanqueray No.TEN
• 100ml vermouth
• 175ml mineral water

Method: Combine all ingredients in an empty 700ml No.TEN bottle or jug.  Store the bottle in the freezer for several hours or overnight. When ready to serve, pour 100ml into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish of your choice – try olives or a twist of fresh grapefruit peel