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A good dry martini is like an Ernest Hemingway short story: It’s deceptively simple (only three ingredients, after all), but the product of a deft, confident hand. You don’t just throw a good martini together -- it’s the cocktail that many bartenders find the most difficult to mix. There’s nowhere to hide with a martini. With just gin, vermouth and a garnish, if the balance is wrong the customer is either faced with a hit of raw booze or a drink awash with vermouth. Add to that the fact that the term martini is now used to cover up a multitude of sins -- including the use of vodka -- and the senseless...

Get more essential mixology information every guy should know at The 2012 Better Man Lounge for the Manhattan Cocktail Classic. Have you ever seen a truly stunning woman dressed in a very unflattering pair of pants? “Wow, that’s a shame,” you remark to yourself. That’s how you should feel about drinking a high-quality beverage out of the wrong glass. It’s all about bringing out the best in what you’re enjoying, and there’s a reason why Scotch is best sipped out of a heavy tumbler and a martini is served in a coupe glass. The feeling of the glass in your hand, its weight and shape, is part of the experience of enjoying the drink...