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Five well-known variations.

01 DRY MARTINI

The “true” martini as we know it today gained popularity in the late 1880s, when there was an overwhelming inclination for anything that was dry, from champagne to gin. One of the most popular recipes for the classic martini comes from American bartender Charlie Mahoney in 1897, which calls for half gin, half dry vermouth and a dash of orange bitters.

02 MARTINEZ

The Martinez is widely regarded as the precursor to the modern martini, but the Martinez itself was an evolution of the Manhattan. Sweet vermouth proved a heavenly match with whisky (the base of a Manhattan) and so bartenders were in a frenzy of experimentation. The gin variation resulted in the Martinez, which typically features maraschino liqueur and orange bitters, as well.