With Recipes”: The martini, as a mixture of gin and vermouth with garnishes, was conceived roughly 150 years ago, with many claiming its invention but no one origin agreed upon. It started sweet ...

Channel James Bond with a suave and debonair vodka Martini – the killer cocktail for parties, it’s licensed to thrill. Pour the vermouth and vodka into a mixing glass and fill with ice cubes.

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.

But few are as downright awesome as Martini. The Italian vermouth label has sponsored everything from Lancias to Fords, but many of its very awesomest have been Porsches. Like this bitchin' 917/LH.

Since it’s usually made with just gin and a bit of dry vermouth ... s Old Raj Gin Blue Label, is more punchy and traditional. At home, he recommends Tanqueray for a dry martini, or Boodles ...

As every bartender worth their salt will tell you, the ratio for the perfect dirty martini is 5:1:1—chilled gin: dry vermouth: olive brine. That gets poured over a few ice cubes (like 3 to 5 ...