The Dirty Martini is a simple variation on the traditional dry martini - it just adds a little bit of olive brine, which clouds the cocktail (hence the name "dirty martini"). If you like a martini with an olive garnish, you'll probably love this drink. The olive brine adds a wonderful salty flavor that stands ...

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Unlike some drinks that include bitters, the Negroni tastes bitter. Some people love that about it, others wonder how anyone could find it drinkable. The flavor of the drink reminds me of pink grapefruit juice, except with that mild bitterness overlaying it. Maybe an apt comparison would be with the white meat of a grapefruit, ...

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The Dry Martini is a simple classic. It features just three ingredients - vermouth, gin and your choice of garnish - and a fascinating taste that's hard to classify. It's herbal and a little bit tangy, which is why it goes equally well with an olive or lemon twist for garnish. There are no mixers in ...

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Unlike a lot of the cocktails we feature, the Manhattan's recipe hasn't changed much over the years. You can vary the proportion of vermouth to bourbon to get the amount of sweetness you want, or you can shake it instead of stirring it, but the ingredients always remain the same. The original recipe used rye ...

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