This article may contain affiliate links that Yahoo and/or the publisher may receive a commission from if you buy a product or service through those links. The martini has a long — often disputed — ...

The dry martini is one of the simplest cocktail recipes in existence. Of course, it now has endless variations — many of them quite good. But that essential recipe is very basic. It’s a mix of dry gin ...

“You ought to get out of those wet clothes and into a dry martini,” is a classic trope uttered online, in print, in cinema and all the time in bars, especially when it is raining outside. And if you ...

The Dirty Martini is a true classic. The elixir of dry gin, dry vermouth (the two key ingredients of a “dry” martini), and olive brine work wonders together in a glass. The collision of dry botanicals ...

Many adjectives have been attached to martinis over the years. Bartenders have plied drinkers with dirty martinis and filthy martinis, smoky martinis and flaming martinis, red-pepper martinis and blue ...

From customers who try to pay for their drink with drugs, to patrons with oddly specific requests, to people who try to game the system for free drinks, working as a bartender leaves one with many ...

A classic martini is chic, understated, and delicious. With few ingredients, it's one of those drinks that requires each component be dialed to perfection to create the ultimate drink. Yes, the gin or ...

THE making of a martini raises so many alluring questions: Does shaking spoil the taste of the martini? Does stirring get the drink cold enough? Should the bartender put on an exciting show, or should ...

There's an allure to a classic martini that's hard to describe. I heavily blame the James Bond movie franchise, but a lot of this cocktail's elegance lies in its deceptively simple makeup. At its core ...