Marion Lougheed discusses storytelling and martini "building" and explains how the telling detail in your story is the olive ...

Designed with a precise 19mm circumference, it cunningly cradles an olive, ensuring it ... Beyond just reinventing the glass, the American Bar has rethought the martini itself.

I had tried a couple at bars and had made a couple ... Strain into a Martini or coupe glass, and garnish with three high-quality olives and, if you feel like it, a few drops of olive oil.

The above, quoted verbatim from my personal notes (minus the asterisks, of course), were my first written thoughts upon trying a proper Olive Oil-Washed Martini. More from Robb ... I had tried a ...