“Wait with no specifics? I always say ‘dirty martini, Bombay Sapphire, extra olives… but filthy like Shrek lives inside that glass please,” someone asked. “If they just say a dirty martini I assume ...

Recently I learned that you don't "make" a martini ... an olive. Or three olives. Usually speared on a toothpick. Or it's a lemon peel. Often the peel is rubbed around the rim of the glass ...

Freeze for at least 3 hours. To serve, pour about 3½ ounces into a chilled Nick & Nora or Martini glass. Garnish with the olive. Twist the lemon peel over the surface of the drink to express ...