The Drink That’s Even More Classic Than The Martini

A little history with your buzz… Here’s the skinny on the Martinez, the progenitor of the martini: It’s delicious. And annoying to research online, where competing histories collide like ice in a cocktail shaker. In frustration, we turned to Max Warner, Global Brand Ambassador for Plymouth gin. “The Martinez was — possibly — created in Martinez, California, in the late 1800s.” Key word: “Possibly.” But influence is more important than origin. “It’s the link between the Manhattan and the present-day martini,” Warner contends. “The Martinez, based on the Manhattan, substituted Old Tom gin for whisky.” That recipe saw print most famously in Jerry Thomas’ …
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