Dorothy Parker: "l love a good Martini / Two at the most / After three l'm under the table / After four l'm under my host." 3 ounces gin I1/4 teaspoon dry vermouth Cracked ice Pitted cocktail olives Combine first two ingredients in a shaker with ice, or simply stir over ice and strain into achilled cocktail glass. Add three medium-sized, pitted olives,sans pimiento. Pour in a bit of the olive brine and you have what is known as a Dirty Martini. Add a pearl onion or three and you've got a Gibson. Today's swank set often substitutes vodka for gin.