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What is a Martini?

Martini: Gin (or vodka) and dry vermouth, stirred, with an olive or a lemon twist. "Dry" means less vermouth; "wet" means more.

Category
Drink family
Taste
Cold, crisp, clean, spirit-forward.
Strength
Strong
Similar to
Gibson, 50/50
Also called
dry martini, gin martini, vodka martini

The story

Nobody agrees who invented the Martini. It grew out of the sweeter Martinez in the late 1800s and got drier and drier through the 1900s. James Bond's "shaken, not stirred" made it famous worldwide.

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