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  2. Martini (vermouth) - Wikipedia

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    In 1879 the Sola family sold its interests to the remaining partners, who renamed the company Martini & Rossi, as it stands today. The brand may have given the American martini vermouth and gin cocktail its name (an early recipe for which is known from 1888), though other speculations on the cocktail's etymology exist.

  3. Martini & Rossi - Wikipedia

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    The company has been involved in motor racing sponsorship under the Martini Racing banner since 1968, [4] and was a minor sponsor of Scuderia Ferrari until 2008. From 2014 to 2018 Martini was the title sponsor of Williams F1, with the team officially called "Williams Martini Racing", and the car in the traditional Martini racing colors.

  4. What makes a martini a martini? - AOL

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    Simonson says the martini was probably named after a vermouth company. It was invented in America in the 1870s or '80s when bartenders mixed gin with vermouth, a fortified wine made with herbs and ...

  5. Martini (cocktail) - Wikipedia

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    A wet martini contains more vermouth; a 50-50 martini uses equal amounts of gin and vermouth. An upside-down or reverse martini has more vermouth than gin. [23] A dirty martini contains a splash of olive brine or olive juice and is typically garnished with an olive. [24] An extra dirty martini typically contains twice the amount of olive brine ...

  6. Alessandro Martini - Wikipedia

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    Alessandro Martini. Alessandro Martini (16 May 1812 – 14 March 1905) [1] was an Italian businessman, founder of one of the most important vermouth companies in the world, Martini & Rossi, which produces the Martini vermouth. In 1830 he purchased a small wine company situated very close to Turin. In 1847 several Italian businessmen started ...

  7. History of beer - Wikipedia

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    Philistine pottery beer jug. Beer is one of the oldest human-produced drinks. The written history of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia records the use of beer, and the drink has spread throughout the world; a 3,900-year-old Sumerian poem honouring Ninkasi, the patron goddess of brewing, contains the oldest surviving beer-recipe, describing the production of beer from barley bread, and in China ...

  8. Prediction: 2 Stocks That'll Be Worth More Than Coca ... - AOL

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    Its namesake drink was invented in 1886, and the logo for this beverage company is reportedly recognizable by an astounding 94% of the world's population today. As big and as iconic as Coca-Cola ...

  9. History of alcoholic drinks - Wikipedia

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    Beer was the drink of common laborers; financial accounts report that the Giza pyramid builders were allotted a daily beer ration of one and one-third gallons. [8] Alcoholic beverages were used for pleasure, nutrition, medicine, ritual, remuneration, and funerary purposes.