Done. But in fact, for any drink, even a casual two-ingredient party drink, there's a right way and wrong way to make it. After all, a traditional martini consists of only two ingredients ...

It may have only two ingredients, not counting garnish, but this classic cocktail stirs (shakes?) endless controversy.

So how do you make a deeply, murky martini? Well, that's a matter of preference, and we've gathered a few methods of messing up your martini, including adding olive oil and packing your olives ...

With Bond firmly rebuffed, this is what we believe to be the most elegant way to make a Martini, the dry way, the classic Martini. Gin. Dry vermouth, and not much of it. Meditative stirring with ice.

When it comes to learning how to make the very best classic Martini, at least in New York City, I talked with Pedro Caballero, longtime bartender at Bemelmans Bar inside the Carlyle, a Rosewood hotel.

Nothing will do until you've got them. If that craving has just walloped you, here's how to make a Dirty Martini. You can use vodka instead of gin if you prefer. Just don't skimp on the olives.

How do you improve upon the Martini? Not by changing the drink itself, but by adjusting the preparation to make it (1) user proof, (2) ice cold, and (3) right now. Measurements to fill one ...

Yes, of course it’s possible to make the Chocolate Martini oversweet and gross but take a little care in your ingredients and preparation, and your Chocolate Martini can be both sweet and strong ...

The Mexican martini is by far the restaurant’s most ... spilling the drink on its way out of the strainer. Some people make it their own with extra olives, Potts says, or by adding a smokier ...

By Rebekah Peppler There are many ways to make a martini. Shaken or stirred. Vodka or gin. Wet, dry, bone-dry. But no matter how you make it, few, if any, have the cult following that the dirty ...