Martini

Stir or shake like a pro.

For an evening dinner party, for a special birthday gathering, or for a blazing hot summer afternoon on the patio, here are great recipes for just the right martini. With recipes and instructions to make 500 different classic cocktails, including 50 nonalcoholic "Mockatinis," any celebration can have a new twist. In addition to all the favorites plus an assortment of delightful variations, Martini provides information about equipment, history and trends -- and shows how to select and mix the perfect martini.

Among the 500 recipes are:

• Dry martini
• Gimlet
• Basil beauty
• Mick Jagger-meister
• Bellini-tini
• Raspberry sake-tini
• Busy bee sting martini
• Strawberry 'n' balsamictini
• Cosmopolitan
• Vodka espresso.
• Dazed and infused.