Yet the martini’s basic recipe has always been simple. It requires no specialised equipment. That makes it “a kind of perfection that’s well within one’s grasp", writes Ms Lascelles.
In new-age Bangkok bars, prepare for some cocktail sorcery. The Dry Wave Cocktail Studio serves two classic drinks in one glass. Named 1806-1988, they combine Old Fashioned and Cosmopolitan.
On top of that, after years of living in New York, I’m not so sure that dropping $20 per cocktail is the best ... No more muddling mint by hand for 16 people! Oh, and the drinks?