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Martini glass with a clear cocktail and a lemon twist on a marble surface.
Photo by Peden & Munk

Of this take on a martini, James Bond quipped, "I never have more than one drink before dinner. But I do like that one to be large and very strong and very cold and very well-made." What he said.

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