MartiniMartiniJohn Ballard, when he isn't covering hard news as a journalist, has been writing dark action packed suspense fiction. His most popular works include The Sinatra Game, The Salad Bar Fiasco, The Goldberg Conspiracy and the award winning Callan’s Corpse. John Ballard is also a world champion poker player and takes top prizes regularly in high stakes competitions.
Contact John at JohnBallard@prodigy.net
By the way, A true "Perfect Martini" is made like this:
8 parts Gin
1 part Dry Vermouth
1 part Sweet VermouthVary the Vermouths to Gin ratio to taste. You can substitute Vodka for Gin for a "Perfect Vodka Martini".