A dry martini

It took me ages to get my martini right, all my cocktail books informed my a 2:1 gin/dry vermouth mix was correct - yet, my martini tasted terrible. I was reading the MASH novel by Richard Hooker who wrote extensively about life in The Swamp.

This is where I found the best example of the Gin/Dry Vermouth 5:1 ratio; after that - my martini really grew in stature. Naturally, no party at home was complete without a martini mixed up and served in the classic martini glass. Purchasing the martini glass was a feat in itself, I searched for ages to correctly present my martini mix at parties and I am glad to say we succeeded.