While gins—the main spirit used to make martinis—are a staple in my liquor cabinet, I never learned how to choose the best ...

If 2025 belonged to the dirty Martini and 2026 has been threatening to become the summer of the spritz, New Yorkers may have ...

The classic martini, evolving from sweeter origins to its dry modern form, is now undergoing a vibrant renaissance with imaginative new interpretations. Restaurants globally are reinventing this ...

The gilda martini at Nudibranch in NYC is garnished with a classic Spanish pintxo and finished with extra virgin olive. It felt like cheating, but it was delicious. The early days of my relationship ...

Inspired by the Japanese ochazuke dish, this cocktail blends a Japanese spirit called Wapirits Tumugi with local rice wine, ...

Séptimo at Four Seasons Miami brings Oyster Martinis, caviar nuggets and Jacopo Rosito’s Italian hospitality to Brickell’s ...

Troy Patterson is Slate’s writer at large and a contributing writer at the New York Times Magazine. What Aristotle said of Greek tragedy in the Poetics is also true of the Martini. “Having passed ...

The Martini is the King of Cocktails, the most famous of them all. During the dark ages—the Mudslide and Midori Milkshake years—it was practically the last classic cocktail standing, the one that ...

As a bartender, I tell people that I don't have a favorite cocktail all the time. The truth is, I do: it's the martini. But when I suggest one to customers, I get responses that range from skepticism ...

A Martini is a classic cocktail made with a primary spirit, typically gin or vodka.Photo Credit: iStock Every year on June 21, people around the world raise a glass to celebrate World Martini Day, ...