Martini may be the first cocktail that many lovers come into contact with. It is not only known as the "king of cocktails", but also claimed that "cocktails start with martinis and end with martinis".

Martinis are generally made of gin and Vermouth, and finally decorated with an olive or lemon slice. At first, they are mainly sweet.

With the change of the times, the taste of martini has also changed greatly. Now the more popular dry martini is made of gin and dry vermouth, which is very simple to prepare and may taste slightly bitter. And the sweet martini is prepared by sweet vermouth.

Half of the dry type and half of the sweet type are called Perfect Martini. In addition, martini has also derived a series of variants, especially in the film 007, the vodka martini, the favorite of the male actor Bond, subverts the consistent cognition of cocktail lovers.

2. Manhattan

Manhattan cocktails are generally based on whisky. Usually, whisky and vermouth are mixed and shaken well, then poured into cocktail glasses and decorated with red cherries.

Traditionally, American rye whisky is more common, but the base wine was not available during the prohibition movement in the United States, so Manhattan blended with Canadian whisky became more and more popular. Now American Bourbon, scotch whisky and even brandy can also be used to blend Manhattan or its variants.

3. Classical cocktails

In addition to Manhattan, there is also a popular cocktail based on whiskey. Its name is classical cocktail. It is said that this cocktail is a pioneer in reviving classical recipes, and its unique appearance and taste are easy to recall the past years, hence the name.

Usually, sugar cubes, bitter essence and orange peel are prepared first, then ice cubes and whiskey are added and stirred evenly. However, unlike other cocktail wines, classical cocktails emphasize the preparation process rather than the raw materials, so this will test the skills of the blending division.

4. Margaret

One of the most famous traditional cocktails in the world, so it is known as "after cocktail".

He won the first prize in the 1949 National Cocktail Competition. The winner was an ordinary bartender. It is said that he made this cocktail in memory of his late Mexican lover Margaret.

5. Bloody Mary

A cocktail made of vodka, tomato juice, lemon slices, black pepper, salt, celery, olives, etc., with bright red color, sour, sweet, bitter and spicy taste, is extremely irritating and is known as "the most complicated cocktail in the world".