It's that all too familiar accolade the barroom crowd listen to, "one too many". Thus prevails in any best shot effort at explaining origins of that favorite cocktail, the martini. Down the block, around the corner, in a neighborhood bar, stories are as endless as the pouring of gin or vodka as well as a little vermouth. It is as if the drinking on several had the effect in aiding a person's conviction of the martini's place in history. No one knows how many stories. One fact is undeniable, they are all having a great time.
