the classic Martini. Gin. Dry vermouth, and not much of it. Meditative stirring with ice. A chilled cocktail glass. A lemon twist or olives. (Use three olives, because one is too few and ...

Both are extra-dry martinis with just a whiff of vermouth and, of course, are stirred, not shaken. (For the record, James Bond was ordering a weak martini. Shaking a cocktail causes the ice cubes ...

This variation hews more closely to original pre-Prohibition Martini styles, and offers a balanced flavor profile that comes together with just two ingredients. The Wet Martini is a style of ...

The worst martini I’ve ever had was at the Sunset Tower in West Hollywood. It must have been an off night for the place, which is an otherwise good spot to eat and drink (get the filet), because ...

Is it the variations inherent between gin and vermouth — wet, dry, 50-50, martini on the rocks — and the range of flavors imaginable in its spareness that make this cocktail so susceptible to ...

I'm a cocktail expert and I am making this easy-drinking Martini again. Tucci calls for the requisite two ingredients needed to make a Martini: gin and dry vermouth. Typically a Martini is made by ...

It’s a less decadent drink than the Manhattan, but more luxurious than the dry and crisp Martini. It’s like a martini-drinker’s Manhattan, or a Manhattan-drinker’s Martini, in fact.

Though what kind of martini is the “it” martini? That’s always changing. Fiorella swaps dry vermouth for pasta ... Strain the drink twice — once through a larger strainer, then through ...

Whether enjoyed neat or as the star ingredient in a cocktail ... Manhattan and Martinez. Dry vermouth meanwhile plays an essential role in the dry martini. Somewhat confusingly, if you like ...