Perhaps the most iconic of all cocktails, the Martini delivers a strong and dry alcoholic punch straight to the taste buds. Despite its formidable nature the Martini has undergone something of a renaissance in recent years, assisted by it's most famous proponent, James Bond. Whether Flemming's super spy has helped matters is up for debate, as its Gin and Vermouth but not Vodka that makes a great Martini. This classic drink comes in all sorts of shapes and sizes. Listed below is the uncompromising Dry Martini. Retain the Vermouth before adding the Gin and you have a Wet Martini. Adding a splash of brine from the olive jar creates a Dirty Martini. A Franklin has two olives, whereas a Gibson substitutes these for cocktail onions. A Bradford is shaken not stirred. For a Martini that's licensed to kill, Ian Flemming's recipe for the famous Vesper reads: "Three measures of Gordon's, one of vodka, half a measure of Kina Lillet. Shake it very well until it's ice-cold, then add a large thin slice of lemon peel". Bond was of course somewhat put off the Vesper after its namesake's betrayal, but perhaps he had taste as well. In later books he returned to drinking Martini's with Gin in at least some of the later books.