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The martini—one of cocktail culture’s true classics, first gained popularity in the U.S. during the 1920s and 1930s, becoming a Jazz Age symbol of sophistication. Originally a gin drink before ...

Like James Bond, it could be shaken, not stirred. With an olive. Or a twist. Or cocktail onions. But what makes a martini a great martini is what goes into the drink: the vodka and the vermouth.

From there, most classic martini recipes will call for a 2:1 or 3:1 vodka to vermouth ratio, a quick 30-second stir in your mixing glass with a large ice cube, and then strain into your martini glass.

An espresso martini usually calls for espresso, coffee liqueur, sugar, and the base spirit, vodka. There are plenty of stellar vodkas that are well-suited to an espresso martini, but Ramsay's ...

From there, the variations begin. There’s the ever-popular Dirty Martini, made with vodka or gin, dry vermouth, olive brine, and garnished with extra olives. Then there’s The Vesper, which first ...

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3 Olives Instructions: Combine vodka and dry vermouth in a cocktail mixing glass. Fill with ice and stir until chilled. Strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with 3 olives on a cocktail stick.

Yet the martini’s basic recipe has always been simple. It requires no specialised equipment. That makes it “a kind of perfection that’s well within one’s grasp”, writes Ms Lascelles.

The gin martini is often considered a martini variation, with the classic martini combining vodka, dry vermouth, orange bitters, and a lemon twist or olive, stirred. As any aficionado would be eager ...