There’s a reason the martini has endured for more than a century. Few cocktails are as clean, as direct or as unforgiving — ...

James Bond likes it shaken, not stirred. We like it classic with this simple dry martini recipe. Learn how to make it ...

Two classic gin martinis with the supplies used to make them. - Emily M Alexander/Static Media Whether you are ordering a martini at a bar or making one at home, the devil is in the details, as they ...

Talk about a drink with staying power. The history of martinis is hotly debated, but versions of it first appeared in cocktail books in the late 1800s. The cocktail has evolved over time, garnished ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Martinez is the missing link. The halfway point. It is both stylistically and chronologically a middle child, a cocktail that ...

In addition to garnishing, this cocktail uses cucumber as part of its mixture making for a cool, tasty cocktail. Muddle the cucumber in the bottom of a cocktail shaker with the elderflower cordial.

a single martini with white background - Sebastian Soto/Getty Images In the pantheon of classic cocktails, there is one that always seems to be included: the martini. From James Bond to "Mad Men," ...

Newer generations of sippers seek a bit more flare and flavor even if they agree with 1960s James Bond’s shaken-not-stirred ...

The timeline goes like this: American bartenders get their hands on vermouth in the 1870s or so. The Manhattan is invented soon after, which is whiskey, sweet vermouth, and bitters. Then a few years ...