The Martini cocktail is one of the most disputed drink of all times - and one of the drink, which dramatically changed through the times - I would say, not to its disadvantage. I shied from this topic a long time. It is just a mammoth of a topic with a lot of controversy. But what has to be done, has to be done! Lets first of all understand, about what we are talking about: We talking about the original Martini cocktail - which is gin based! We are also touching the topic of Vodka Martinis - and maybe throw some understanding of the Vesper Martini in it. We are not talking about things , which have only the glass in common to this substantial cocktail: French martini Diverse fruit martinis [melon, strawberry, apple, raspberry or any other audacity] Espresso martini Breakfast martini Chocolate martini Cosmopolitan [sometimes impudently called Cosmo martini] Marteanis [or however you like to call it. Any other B*S* martini, showing up on some cocktail men...