For such a simple cocktail, understanding the full breadth and vocabulary of the martini is tricky. They can be dirty, up, shaken, stirred, and served with any number of garnishes. At its baseline ...

Dry wine contains little or even no sugar. A dry martini, therefore, has less sweetness, and overall less balance for the gin ...

I’m referring, of course, to the dry martini. And what better time to celebrate the dry martini than the month that shares its name, sort of? Now, let’s get our definitions straight.

It's officially the year of the martini. Wet, dry, dirty - we're all in on this love affair. So much so, Melbourne now boasts a bar serving nothing but martinis. Traditionally, the martini ...

Ordering a Martini seems simple enough. But when the bartender asks for specifics, suddenly you're fumbling - vodka or gin? Shaken or stirred? And what in the world is a dry martini? Does it even ...