I like a 50-50 gin-vermouth martini over ice ... on a picnic or to a friend's house with a stack of Duralex glasses. If not in a martini glass, then what? There's so many other options that ...

Bring up a martini emoji on your smartphone, and you'll see the familiar V-shaped glass that's so associated with the ...

Stir together the vermouth and pomegranate juice. Pour into martini glasses, adding an ice cube if you wish. Top up with ginger ale and serve.

To the bottle, add dry vermouth, water and olive brine ... To serve, set the bottle in an ice bucket and offer cocktail glasses and green olives.