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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Aly Walansky is a NY-based journalist who covers cocktails and dining. Martinis are the most classic of cocktails, and whether ...

Brian Freedman is a wine, spirits, travel, and food writer; event host and speaker; and drinks educator. He regularly contributes to Food & Wine, and his first book, Crushed: How A Changing Climate Is ...

Martinis come in many styles, shapes and sizes. The classic martini may be pegged as a potent combination of chilled gin and Vermouth, served up in a martini glass with conical sides (V-shaped), ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The martini is one of the most recognizable classic cocktails. The signature V-shaped glass and the juniper-y aroma of gin. That’s right. Gin! That’s because the original martini – ...

The martini cocktail has existed in a range of guises throughout its ice-cold, crisp life. Several stories exist as to its origins. The “classic” martini is made with gin and vermouth (a fortified ...

A classic martini is made using gin as the base but vodka is also popular. Stirring a martini makes a stronger drink while shaking makes a colder cocktail. A dry martini contains less vermouth, wet ...