Martini cocktails, martini bars and martini culture
Let's be clear, the Dry Martini is not only one of the temples of the Martini in the world, but one of my VERY top bars on the planet. Opened in 1978 by famous catalan bartender Pedro Carbonell and later brought to world fame by Javier de las Muelas, the "Martineria", as natives call it, …
Well, Andres Carne de Res is not a Martini bar, it is a circus, a daylight dream, a  world exhibition of human intelligent craziness. You still can get a Martini there, so here we go. You have to travel some 45 minutes to the outskirts of Bogota to reach it, and once you are there …
What is the most chic city in the world? Before you reply, think of a city that hosts a bar that is also a very high-end flowers shop, and that serves only top-level champagne and vodka. Well, this bar is in Paris, and you got your answer. The incredible thing is that the Bar Fleurs …
The SkyBar in the Traders Hotel in KL "offers guests the ultimate in cool drinks and intoxicating views, all in a very chic and cosmopolitan atmosphere", as the website suggests. Duting the day the bar is the hotel Spa, that is why a nice pool lays in the middle of the room. In any case, …
The Standard is probably the beat skybar in Los Angeles. Located in Downtown LA and surrounded by a forest of skyscrapers, in this bar you get a swimming pool, a dance floor, an outdoor fireplace, some strange and very soft wheelchairs, good food and pretty good Martinis. The place can be sometimes crowded with noisy …
The Martini Hour 