A martini is classically made with gin and a rinse of vermouth, but you can make it with vodka if you prefer. For a dry martini, add less vermouth.

The martini is a beloved cocktail, but it’s hard to order one like you know what you’re doing. That’s because it is a drink that can come in so many forms, and everyone has their own preference for ...

Discover the secret to crafting James Bond's iconic Vesper Martini with this step-by-step guide. Learn how to mix the perfect ...

Part of what makes Garten's espresso martinis feel so special is the presentation. Once shaken, the drinks are served over ...

The French Martini isn’t really French. It’s not really a Martini, either, but we’ll get to that in a minute. The cocktail is French in the way that French toast is French, the way the Paris hotel in ...

A classic martini recipe is simple enough: shake up some ice, vodka or gin and vermouth; stir; strain; pop on an olive. But for a truly divine martini—deceptively simple on paper—the devil is in the ...

Character matters—in a person and in a vodka—just ask Cardrona Distillery founder Desiree Reid. Reid grew so weary of the neutered taste in vodka, a spirit we must admit is distilled to have little to ...

As any film buff will know, James Bond insists on his vodka martini being 'shaken, not stirred'. The iconic cocktail is made with vodka, vermouth and ice, garnished with 'large thin slice of lemon ...

Every year, the U.K.-based Difford’s Guide publishes a list of what they call the World’s Top 100 Cocktails. It’s not an opinion piece, or an editorial endorsement—when they say “top” they mean by ...

When we left our hero, he had just ruined yet another dinner party with a rare but deadly combination of bad memory and gracious seasonal taste. I had made dill-infused vodka and served it to a good ...

Mr. Munoz created the restaurant’s Dirty E.V.O.O. Martini — olive oil-infused vodka, brine from feta and olives, dry vermouth ...