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The martini is a popular cocktail primarily composed of gin and dry vermouth with at least two measures gin for every measure of dry vermouth. It is usually served chilled in a conical-stemmed glass and garnished with a green olive or lemon peel twist. ... An ﾓextra-dry martiniﾔ is one with little to no dry vermouth.

To some, a martini should be extra dry and be essentially nothing but a dressed up shot of gin or vodka. ... There is also the 'perfect' martini, which splits the vermouth allowance between both red and white to create a rather sweeter drink reminiscent of a Martinez (gin + sweet red vermouth).

According to the old hands at Lusardi's, who remember the bar's ﾓglory daysﾔ as a mafioso hangout, there was a time when ﾓthree olivesﾔ was more than simply a matter of etiquette and style.

Add ice to a Boston Shaker, then M�nage Trois Vodka and two dashes of vermouth. Shake, and pour into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with three green olives for the perfect M�nage Tini. Clean or Dirty Martini.