Negroni

Ruby-red Negroni over clear ice with a curled orange peel

Equal parts gin, Campari and sweet vermouth. Three ingredients, no measuring gymnastics, and nowhere to hide.

Martini

Clear dry Martini in a stemmed V-shaped glass with three olives on a pick

Gin and dry vermouth, stirred cold enough to hurt. Every argument about this drink is really an argument about one ratio.