Is a lemon drop martini an actual martini? No. Yet, for those who love the idea of a martini but need more than a spritz of lemon zest (or spoonful of olive juice) to tame their booze, it sure is ...

For 40-odd years now, the Espresso Martini has dined out on its own saucy origin story. As the drink’s inventor, the late barman Dick Bradsell, used to tell it, a supermodel—or someone he ...