World Martini Day allows you to enjoy your Martini with a glass of wine, whether it’s shaken or stirred like James Bond. This special day is strictly for adults and celebrates all things Martini. It’s a great opportunity to explore and try new cocktail recipes.

Martini is a classic cocktail made with alcoholic gin, vermouth and has been enjoyed for decades. You can serve it with ice on the rocks, garnished with olives, or with a twist lemon. Martini can be made at home and served in bars all over the globe. It is a great idea to invite friends to celebrate World Martini Day.

In San Francisco’s 1887 bartending guide, the first published recipe for the cocktail “Martinez” was found. However, historians aren’t sure if the drink originated on the West Coast, or if they simply jumped at the opportunity. Martini di Arma di Taggia, a New York City bartender, began serving fancy cocktails made with gin and vermouth. He also used orange bitters, vermouth, and garnished with olives. This was the birth of the Martini. The boozy drink has become synonymous with Manhatten’s socialites.

Martini is served in an original glass, the Martini glass. This glass is one of the most famous on the planet. It conjures up images of wealthy Manhatten women in dark, smoky bars sipping from long, narrow stemmed glasses with conical tops. It wasn’t the only glass – there is a cocktail glass that looks very similar to it, and they often get confused. It’s easy to see why: the cocktail glass is smaller, more round, and has a narrower rim. Both are beautiful and attractive, but the practical reasons for the design are much more important. Because there is no ice in the glass, the cocktail stays colder for longer thanks to the separated bowl and long stem. We all know that a cold martini is not something we enjoy.

There are many famous Martini fans, real and fictional. These are:

Mix the ingredients and serve it “on the rocks”. Pour the mixture into a glass tumbler. Garnish with the same garnish.

There are many ways to make the classic recipe more exotic, or if you’re looking for something a little different.

A Dirty Martini is a mix of olive juice and olive brine. It’s usually garnished with an orange. Perfect if you like olives, terrible if you don’t.

The Perfect Martini uses equal amounts sweet and dry vermouth.

Do not be deceived by espresso martinis, peach martinis and other similar drinks. They are all served in the exact same glass.

As part of an at home cocktail party, make a martini and invite everyone to bring their favorite ingredients. Even though it may taste terrible, everyone will have fun trying to be Tom Cruise in Cocktail.

You are an expert in making the classic, so why not try something new?

Get together with your best friend and get dressed in your glad rags. You can order a Martini from each of the bars if you visit more than one. Which one is your favorite? Give them a rating out of ten, and let them know what you think! Bonus points for any bar that has a piano or a lounge singer to enhance the atmosphere.

Do you remember ever tasting one? This should answer your question. If you’re still unsure why such a simple beverage gets a day dedicated every year to it, here are some suggestions:

Cocktails can be complex. One teaspoon of this, one shot of that, a garnish of this and a few drops of that. There’s also the shaking and pouring and garnishing. It can be exhausting to consider all of them! The Martini is a simple recipe. Two ingredients, a simple garnish. Drink. It is because of this that it is the epitome of class and sophistication. It sings for its own sake without any fancy tricks.

Let’s face the facts, James Bond is one of the most cool men to ever walk the earth. So a Martini (shaken, not stirred!) would be a great choice. It is enough for James Bond, it is enough for us!

It only takes two ingredients to make a good Martini. It is so easy to make a poor Martini that you can’t trust anyone to pour water.

The Martini is not a fancy cocktail made by bars in individual cities. It is a timeless classic that can be found almost everywhere.