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It’s almost 150 years since someone had the idea of mixing dry vermouth and gin – and yet the Martini is now more popular than it’s ever been. What’s behind this simple drink’s enduring success? And can perfection be reached, with a recipe so renowned, yet as personal as how you take your tea…
 
In The Martini, award-winning journalist, Financial Times columnist and cocktail expert Alice Lascelles goes on a deep-dive into one her favourite drinks – one that’s bewitched bartenders, artists, authors, film-makers and barflies for more than a century.

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Customer Reviews (4.4 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Amelia ★★★★★

The history chapter on how dry vermouth and gin first got paired up is genuinely fascinating—I had no idea the drink was almost 150 years old. It's a slim book, but the writing on why the Martini has stayed popular this long kept me reading straight through.

Jacob ★★★★★

The history chapter on how dry vermouth and gin first got paired up genuinely surprised me. I kept it on the counter and ended up reading the whole thing in two sittings instead of just skimming for recipes.

Leo U. ★★★★★

I've been making Martinis for years and still learned things—the chapter on how the gin-to-vermouth ratio shifted over the decades is genuinely fascinating. It's a slim little history book but packed with stories about why this one drink stuck around for nearly 150 years.

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