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The martini is a cocktail made with gin and vermouth, and garnished with an olive, a lemon twist, or both. Over the years, the martini has become one of the best-known mixed alcoholic beverages. A common variation, the vodka martini, uses vodka instead of gin for the cocktail's base spirit.
Fix – traditional long drink related to Cobblers, but mixed in a shaker and served over crushed ice; Fizz – traditional long drink including acidic juices and club soda, e.g. gin fizz; Flip – traditional half-long drink that is characterized by inclusion of sugar and egg yolk; Julep – base spirit, sugar, and mint over ice.
Simonson says the martini was probably named after a vermouth company. It was invented in America in the 1870s or '80s when bartenders mixed gin with vermouth, a fortified wine made with herbs and ...
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Slyrs, a German whiskey named after the Schliersee, Bavaria; Takamaka Rum, after the Takamaka Region of Mahé, Seychelles; Tanduay, a rum named after the former island of Tanduay, Manila, Philippines; Tullamore Dew, an Irish whiskey named after the town of Tullamore, Ireland; Viru Valge, a vodka named after the Virumaa region, Estonia
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A martini served in a cocktail glass. A cocktail is a mixed drink, usually alcoholic. Most commonly, a cocktail is a combination of one or more spirits mixed with other ingredients, such as juices, flavored syrups, tonic water, shrubs, and bitters. Cocktails vary widely across regions of the world, and many websites publish both original ...