This New Orleans-style martini features classics like gin and vermouth, along with an absinthe rinse for extra fun.

While I'm happy to sip a glass of wine or enjoy a crisp beer, at the end of the day, I'm really a cocktail gal. Over the years I've realized that although I enjoy perusing the menu at a cocktail ...

Alaska at Bisous The bar’s current offering, made with Broker’s and Barr Hill Tom Cat gins plus Heirloom génépi, is kept in ...

Use the best extra virgin olive oil you can ... You can certainly make a standard Martini with it (gin and dry vermouth), but I think it really shines with a touch more richness and spice from ...

If the divine mixture of vermouth and gin is your poison, the Mercury Lounge is your watering hole. This downtown lounge has the style and atmosphere of a new wave speakeasy and a bigger martini ...

Pour the gin and vermouth into a mixing glass, fill it with ice and stir down to your desired dilution. Strain the martini into the chilled coupette using a hawthorne cocktail strainer.

Beyond the magazine's annual best-of martini list, Acamaya and Hot Stuff ... Bombay Sapphire gin and vermouth. The final touch is green olives, pickled okra and thyme stacked on a curled toothpick.