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This is NOT how you make a martini. For a start you should never shake the ingredients, always stir. Secondly you only want the vermouth to line the glass, with the surplus vermouth poured back out if necessary. I agree regarding it needing to be very chilled, and also your use of the olives

'82 Margaux, or failing that '67 La Chapelle

Dune, would you like an invite to the street party I intend to hold on the death of Thatcher???

particularly Davis, as usual....

the point is- Davis is ****ing ****.