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• A Martini is a popular cocktail made with gin or vodka and vermouth.

• Traditional Recipe

  The traditional martini is made with five parts gin and one part vermouth, usually equating to 2¹/₂ ounces of gin and ¹/₂ ounce of vermouth, stirred and served in a chilled glass with an olive garnish.

• The James Bond Effect

  Perhaps due in part to James Bond's trademark order of martinis "shaken, not stirred," martinis are now usually prepared by shaking the ingredients with ice in a cocktail shaker, then straining the drink into a glass. Some purists argue that this method dulls the taste of the vermouth, while others claim that it enhances the taste of the gin.

• Fast Facts

  1. Less vermouth results in a drier martini
  2. American in origin
  3. Martinis made with vodka are now more popular than the classic gin martini
  4. Famous martini drinkers: Winston Churchill, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Franklin D. Roosevelt and James Bond

• Quotes

  1. "A man must defend his home, his wife, his children and his Martini."—Jackie Gleason
  2. "I never go jogging, it makes me spill my Martini."—George Burns

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