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Which famous cocktail is mixed from several portions of gin and a smaller portion of mostly dry Vermouth?
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Correct answer is: Martini Cocktail
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Martini Cocktail
Classic cocktail around whose origin many legends are entwined. There are at least ten versions surrounding the "invention" of the Martini, but it is most likely that this drink developed slowly. The most probable precursor of the "Martini" was a cocktail called "Martinez", which in turn owes its name to the Californian town of Martinez in Contra Costa County, where it became popular towards the end of the 19th century. There is even a plaque commemorating the "Birth of the Martini" at the intersection of Alhambra Avenue and Masonic Street. As early as 1850, Vermouth was exported to the USA, but it was not added to gin by bartenders until around...
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