They may be preferred "shaken, not stirred"

Usage examples of martinis.

They had a corner table to themselves and Leiter told the head waiter not to hurry with the lobsters but to bring two very dry Martinis made with Cresta Blanca Vermouth.

He signalled to the waiter and ordered Vodka dry Martinis with lemon peel.

And knocking back martinis, even though it was only a little past noon.

Joan Stanwyk was visibly lonely and drinking martinis before lunch on the Saturday her husband was flying an experimental airplane in Idaho.

I ordered two vodka martinis and we exchanged inane remarks while I watched him pour a stream of vodka into a silver shaker and add a stingy dash of vermouth.

Nevertheless, she seemed to have overcome her dislike of warm martinis sufficiently to have got on the outside of several of them.

While Jilly and Dylan enjoyed the perfect martinis and the view, Shepherd remained in the living room behind them.

Jilly and Dylan enjoyed the perfect martinis and the view, Shepherd remained in the living room behind them.