Well, friends.  Today is National Martini Day.

In honor of this fun day, I took some snippets {this has become my new favorite word!} from Wikipedia regarding the Martini:

• Usually made with Gin and Vermouth
• It has become one of the best-known mixed alcoholic beverages
• H.L. Mencken called the Martini “the only American invention as perfect as the sonnet.”
• The generally expected garnish is a green olive or twist of lemon peel
• The Roaring Twenties made the dry martini very popular
• James Bond likes his “shaken, not stirred.”
• The proper name for a shaken Martini is a Bradford
• Newer drinks include “-tini” such as the Appletini mostly due to the cocktail glass in which they are served
• The Vodka Martini started off as the “Kangaroo Cocktail”

I personally, am a sucker for a Lemon Drop Martini.  It is my cocktail of choice, maybe due to the sour of the lemon or sweet of the sugar rim.   Or both?

It, like the Appletini, is a “Martini” due to it’s glass and not by its recipe.

When I Googled how many types of Martinis there are…I found over 100 on DrinksMixer.com, complete with recipes.  {← I gift them to you right there…click on the link!}

Knock yourselves out this Friday night, but don’t get too crazy!  And please, don’t drink and drive!!!

And here’s to an amazing, hopefully relaxing weekend!