The Martini Cocktail. Stirred Not Shaken.

If there was one take home fact from this event it was that James Bond got it wrong and a Martini must always be stirred. Actually there was lots to take away from this informative and engaging history of the Martini, including the correct process of making a Martini, the ingredients in different versions of it and the chance to compare three generations of the cocktail: its ancestor the Martinez, a prohibition-era wet Martini (more vermouth) and a typical modern, dry Martini. Hendrick’s UK Ambassador Duncan McRae kept it fun with film clips and amusing quotes from books and his obvious enthusiasm for the subject was infectious.

Hendrick’s Carnival of Knowledge, 27 May 2013

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