The ultimate classic cocktail, where simplicity meets perfection. The martini is a subjective drink and everyone has their preference: gin, vodka, both, dry, wet, dirty, shaken, stirred.

This seemingly simple cocktail has spawned a surprising amount of variations. What makes the ideal martini ... so I had to set some hard parameters. At its core, gin is a high-proof alcohol ...

The colder the better with this gin — to quote the great cocktail historian David Wondrich, it makes a “sharp and incisive” martini, “an icy liquid blade.” He wasn’t talking ...

From the Espresso Martini to the Gin Sonic, here are the 10 cocktails readers searched for this past year. Created by legendary bartender Dick Bradsell at London’s Fred’s Club in 1983 ...

We’ll start things off with the martini, a simple cocktail made with either vodka or gin, and vermouth. Legend has it that Calabrese perfected his martini after working at Dukes Hotel in London.