Tales of the Cocktail 2015

The Vodka Martini remains one of the world’s most popular cocktails, but in the current ‘cocktail renaissance’ it sometimes can seem that its acolytes must profess their affection in hushed tones, lest they risk the opprobrium of the ‘Cocktail Taliban’. But the Vodka Martini, or the Kangaroo Kicker, to give it the proper name, is a drink with a long and noble history. It’s roots go back nearly a century, and its Golden Age, from the 1950s to the present day, is arguably longer than that of any of the various Gin Martini variations. Join vodka lovers Jacob Briars and Joe McCanta, together with historian and Martini lover Anistatia Miller, and Dale ‘King Cocktail’ DeGroff to learn about the long evolution of the Vodka Martini, its explosive popularity as a drink that typified the sleek, Modern age of the 1950s and 60s, We’ll show you how the world’s finest bartenders are re-imagining the Vodka Martini for today’s drinker, and why there may be no more perfect cocktail to serve with food.