Wet martinis have equal parts vodka or gin and vermouth ... as the 50/50 martini,” Fabio Raffaelli, a North America brand ambassador for Italian spirits maker Martini & Rossi, said via email ...
And for as long as recent memory can remember, the benchmark for sweet vermouth ... amount of that vermouth in them — in some cases to zero, such as an extra-extra-dry martini.
This is not a huge jump from the amount of alcohol in a Martini with vermouth, but you know, every step counts.” The result is a Martini that’s still plenty dry, while presenting as mellower ...
That is because the bar’s martinis, made with chilled gin or vodka and vermouth, are famously dangerous ... invented the Vesper martini for James Bond, who ordered his “shaken not stirred”.