Today is National Martini Day in the US. In celebration, we deep dive into the somewhat murky mystery of the drink’s origin.
Competing stories surrounding the martini’s origin come from both the East and West Coast of the US. Despite the cocktail’s recipe being documented in the 1880s in Harry Johnson’s “Bartender’s Manual” (the first guide to the bartending trade), there’s still some debate as to where it came from.
Its West Coast origins involve stories of gold miners going to the bar after striking it rich. On the East Coast, however, its rumored origin story takes place in read more >>>
Source : BusinessInsider.Com