Since emerging in the late 19th century, the Martini has gone through endless evolutions. From its slightly sweet beginnings with Old Tom gin and sweet vermouth to the bone-dry variations of the ...

A martini is an old-school cocktail that definitely has some mystery to it. Are they pretty much straight liquor in a glass, or a more complicated fruity drink that packs a punch? What exactly was ...

Prairie Rose is Food & Wine's senior drinks editor. A trained sommelier, cocktail book author, and wine and spirits educator, in addition to Food & Wine she is also the senior editor of Liquor.com.