Martinis & Manhattans · Gin IBA official
Gin with a little dry vermouth, stirred very cold. Clean and aromatic, and as dry as your vermouth pour.
How to make it
Garnish: Squeeze lemon peel over the top, or add a green olive.
The ratio
In parts, a Dry Martini is 6 gin and 1 vermouth. Change one part and you have a cousin; the closest are below.
Margo Channing (Bette Davis)
A combative Margo knocks back her drink at a party and then warns the guests to fasten their seatbelts for a bumpy night.
Sources: Liquor.com 'Movie Mixology' (via The Daily Meal); Cheryl Charming (Miss Charming): Cocktails in Film
C.C. "Bud" Baxter
On Christmas Eve, after learning his crush is his boss's mistress, Bud drinks martini after martini in a noisy bar, keeping count by lining up the olive toothpicks.
Sources: VinePair: Billy Wilder movies and martinis; Cheryl Charming (Miss Charming): Cocktails in Film
Patrick Dennis (Jan Handzlik)
Young Patrick expertly mixes a martini for the stuffy trustee Mr. Babcock, repeating his aunt's views on stirring and olives.
“Would you care for a Martini, Mr. Babcock? Dry or extra dry?”
Sources: Tasting Table: 12 Iconic Times Gin Cocktails Made It To The Big Screen; Cheryl Charming (Miss Charming): Cocktails in Film; Liquor.com 'Movie Mixology' (via The Daily Meal)
James Bond
After losing heavily to Le Chiffre, Bond orders a vodka martini and snaps at the bartender who asks whether he wants it shaken or stirred.
“Do I look like I give a damn?”
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Sources: Wikiquote: Casino Royale (2006 film); Wikipedia: Shaken, not stirred
Dr. Julius No / James Bond
Dr. No serves Bond a vodka martini at dinner in his lair, the first time the 'shaken, not stirred' phrase is heard in a Bond film.
“A medium dry martini, lemon peel, shaken, not stirred.”
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Sources: Wikiquote: Dr. No (film); Wikipedia: Shaken, not stirred; Cheryl Charming (Miss Charming): Cocktails in Film
James Bond
Bond orders a martini, the first time Bond himself says 'shaken, not stirred' on screen.
“A martini. Shaken, not stirred.”
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Sources: Wikiquote: Goldfinger (film); Wikipedia: Shaken, not stirred; Wikipedia: Martini (cocktail)
Elwood P. Dowd
At his local bar, Elwood orders two martinis, one for himself and one for his invisible six-foot rabbit friend Harvey, though he is there alone.
Sources: GamesRadar: 50 Greatest Movie Drinking Moments (page 2); Cheryl Charming (Miss Charming): Cocktails in Film
Oliver Larrabee
The Larrabee patriarch can't get the last olive out of the jar, so he pours his martini into the olive jar and drinks it from there.
Sources: VinePair: Billy Wilder movies and martinis; Cheryl Charming (Miss Charming): Cocktails in Film
The Girl (Marilyn Monroe) / Richard Sherman (Tom Ewell)
Not knowing how to drink gin, The Girl agrees to a martini, asks for 'a big tall one', and thinks it needs more sugar.
Sources: Tasting Table: 12 Iconic Times Gin Cocktails Made It To The Big Screen; Cheryl Charming (Miss Charming): Cocktails in Film
James Bond
At an Alpine health clinic Bond orders his usual, only to be told the bar serves no alcohol, and Q orders him an enzyme shake instead.
“Vodka martini. Shaken, not stirred.”
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Sources: Wikiquote: Spectre (2015 film); Wikipedia: Shaken, not stirred
Anya Amasova / James Bond
Meeting at a bar, Bond and Soviet agent Anya Amasova each order the other's drink to show they know each other's file.
“For the gentleman, vodka martini - shaken, not stirred.”
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Sources: Wikiquote: The Spy Who Loved Me (film); Wikipedia: Shaken, not stirred; Cheryl Charming (Miss Charming): Cocktails in Film
Nick Charles
Nick Charles lectures the hotel bartenders on shaking cocktails to a dance rhythm, and Nora later orders five martinis lined up to catch up with him.
“The important thing is the rhythm. Always have rhythm in your shaking.”
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Sources: Wikiquote: The Thin Man (film); Tasting Table: 12 Iconic Times Gin Cocktails Made It To The Big Screen; Cheryl Charming (Miss Charming): Cocktails in Film
Dikko Henderson / James Bond
Bond's Tokyo contact Henderson hands him a vodka martini made the wrong way round, and Bond politely says it's perfect.
“Oh, that's uh, stirred, not shaken. That was right, wasn't it?”
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Sources: Wikiquote: You Only Live Twice (film); Wikipedia: Shaken, not stirred; Cheryl Charming (Miss Charming): Cocktails in Film
A running gag (from 2003) · Lucille Bluth
Lucille is rarely without a vodka martini, including a famous double air-quote gesture that sloshes her drink onto the floor.
Sources: Paste - 25 TV Characters Who Love to Drink; Rotten Tomatoes - 10 Times Jessica Walter Stole the Show on Arrested Development
A running gag (from 1999) · Brian Griffin
Brian, the family dog, is a habitual drinker of dry martinis.
Sources: Wikipedia - Martini (cocktail); Paste - 25 TV Characters Who Love to Drink; Maxim - Signature Drinks of our Favorite TV Characters
Season 1, Episode 7, “Red in the Face” (2007) · Roger Sterling and Don Draper
After Roger hits on Betty, Don gets back at him with a long lunch of martinis and raw oysters, then bribes the elevator man so they have to climb 23 floors, and Roger throws up in front of clients.
Sources: Bustle (Food52) - The 10 Best 'Mad Men' Food And Drink Moments; The A.V. Club - Mad Men: Red in the Face; Paste - 25 TV Characters Who Love to Drink
A running gag (from 1972) · Hawkeye Pierce
Hawkeye makes gin in a still in his tent and is rarely far from a very dry martini.
Sources: Wikipedia - Martini (cocktail); Paste - Broadcast Booze: TV's Most Iconic Drinkers; The Martini Socialist - The Bone Dry Martini
Season 4, Episode 10, “With Open Eyes” (2023) · Roman Roy
In the series finale, the last look at Roman shows him alone at a bar with a martini, smiling.
Sources: Uproxx - J. Smith-Cameron on Roman's martini (Succession); Yahoo News - J. Smith-Cameron on the Gerri scenes cut from the Succession finale; Uproxx - J. Smith-Cameron thinks it's 'too bad' Gerri didn't join Roman for a drink