The Martini: Perfection in a Glass

Gave this as part of a dirty 30 martini gift, and it was well received. I thought the book was beautiful and well put together from flipping through it.

A fun overview of this beloved cocktail.

Sooooo hard to find a book solely dedicated to martinis AND not JUST a lot of recipes. Beautiful pics, and love they way its true to Matt’s voice that comes through (from interviews have seen of him). Wonderful for us true (classic) martini lovers

A perfect cocktail book to add to your home bar shelf. Covers all aspects of making this classic cocktail and its variations. Includes many great illustrations and quotes.

Matt Hranek seems like a detail guy, so I expected more. I'm recently obsessed with martinis and their variations, so was pretty disappointed with this book. It seems like a compilation of some suspect martini articles with little thought or input from the author. I mean... white vermouth and dry are the same thing? I gained nothing from this book.

I bought this as a Christmas gift and am so happy my husband loves it! His first ever martini was at Temple Bar 30 years ago. The pictures are fantastic too! I never leave reviews, but seeing as there are only a few I thought I would add one for this little jewel.

The recent rash of cocktail books follows a similar approach: limited-depth-of-field photos of the drink, with a few props; fussy recipes long on specifics; and salted with overly familiar quotes from the past. This book adds an unappealing whiff of class consciousness. The author best enjoys a Martini when dressed in a tux; and when thirsty (not a word he'd use) for a Gibson, he makes a run to the Polo Bar (averaging about thirty bucks for a cocktail, with tip, and specialties running to ninety dollars a pop). Reads like a digest of old Esquire columns.