From the conical-shaped glass to the elegant garnishes, it exudes sophistication and can command attention from across the room. But aside from its appearance, the martini also feels elegant to sip.

While we can confirm that the citrus sipper was invented at Henry Africa's Bar in San Francisco during the 1970s, we're not certain of the exact year or its actual inventor. Our best guess is ...

Fill shaker with ice, cover, and vigorously shake until outside of shaker is very frosty, about 20 seconds. Strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with lemon twist.

While the Wet Martini is no more "wet" than any other drink, its name meant to be in contrast to the Dry Martini, which employs a high ratio of spirit to vermouth (usually somewhere between 5:1 ...

This Martini was created for the opening menu at Hollywood hotspot, The Benjamin Hollywood, and is a classic, dry Martini made with Monkey 47 Gin, Noilly Prat Original Dry vermouth, and a lemon twist.

Traditionally, a martini consists of gin and dry vermouth, stirred or shaken with ice and then strained into a chilled martini glass. It’s typically garnished with either an olive or a lemon ...