There is a seemingly infinite number of cocktails out there. Take the martini, for example. You can order a martini dry or wet; extra dirty or even filthy; or as a 50/50 riff for martini beginners — ...

Add vodka, Cointreau, cranberry juice, and lime juice to a cocktail shaker and fill with ice. Shake until well chilled.

Want to feel old? The Cosmopolitan cocktail—that blush-pink symbol of sybaritic urban sophistication, thanks to many ...