Our National Martini Problem

More thoughts on the downfall of a cocktail

Did we ruin the martini? I asked that question recently at Esquire, and received a lot of DMs, e-mails, and texts from friends who either work behind the bar or just enjoy a good cocktail, most of them saying “yes.” I was expecting a few more angry responses, but the thing most people disagreed with was how much I love the V-shaped glasses that were onc…