Gin o clock used to be an uncomplicated time. As the sun went down you lazily filled a glass with a few ice cubes and added a nip or two or Gordon s or Beefeater, topping it up with tonic water and a sliver of fresh lime.
The Martini may well be the most discussed, maligned and fetishized spirituous drink out there — and the craziness didn’t start with Mad Men-era two-or-more-Martini.