W ith only 3 essential ingredients, a martini is one of the easiest cocktails around. Its origins, like many other famous ...

Classically booze-forward martinis may go down easy, but can make for a hard morning. This lower-alcohol version is a great ...

Be sure to express the lemon twist over the cocktail before dropping it into the glass. While vodka can be used in a Wet Martini, gin is the standard. Add gin and dry vermouth into a mixing glass ...

The lemon drop cocktail is a vodka-based sour. Sours are a family of cocktails made with a base spirit, a sweetener and fresh ...

Pour the vermouth and vodka into a mixing glass and fill with ice cubes. Stir well and then strain into a small Martini glass. Garnish with a twist of lemon peel and serve.

When ready to serve, remove glass from freezer and pour chilled Martini into glass. If garnishing with olives, serve them in a dish on the side. If using a lemon twist, express it over the surface ...

The martini is a subjective drink and everyone has their preference: gin, vodka, both, dry, wet, dirty, shaken, stirred. Below is a fail-safe classic recipe ... with the lemon twist or olive.