The 50 Best Martinis in America

[View in Browser]( [Esquire]( [SHOP]( EXCLUSIVE [SUBSCRIBE]( Find the Perfect Gift This Holiday Season [SHOP NOW]( Find the Perfect Gift This Holiday Season [SHOP NOW]( [The Best Martinis in America, 2023]( [The Best Martinis in America, 2023]( Order a martini and you may be asked: gin or vodka? Shaken or stirred? Wet or dry? Olives or a twist? Perhaps it’s the ritual of hospitality—which is the unspoken ingredient in every martini—that makes it a sacred cow of cocktail culture. Treat the martini with respect and it will respect you. Today you’ll find martinis that better reflect the diaspora of American drinkers and drink makers, like the umami bomb that is the MSG martini at Bonnie’s. You may even run into a real curveball, like the tequila martini at Dante. Tequila? In a martini? For me, that’s within the rules. You'll find our 50 favorite martinis in America below, listed alphabetically by state, kicking off with our Martini of the Year. [Read More](   [The Very Best Skincare on Sale on Amazon Right Now]( [The Very Best Skincare on Sale on Amazon Right Now]( From luxury steals to medicine cabinet essentials, don’t sleep on these face-friendly deals. [Read More]( [The 38 Best Alcohol Gift Sets for Someone With an Impressive Liquor Collection]( [The 38 Best Alcohol Gift Sets for Someone With an Impressive Liquor Collection]( Surprise them with something a little more creative. [Read More](     [The Confident Guy's Guide to Fillers]( [Created by Esquire for Restylane]( [The Confident Guy's Guide to Fillers]( What you need to know about achieving natural-looking results. [Read More](   [Austin Butler Is a Carhartt Guy]( [Austin Butler Is a Carhartt Guy]( The coolest guy you know wears Carhartt. That guy could be your stylish coworker, or your friend who asks you ad nauseam to take a fit pic of him, or even Academy Award-nominated actor Austin Butler. While leaving Polo Bar earlier this week, Butler was spotted wearing a vintage black Carhartt workwear jacket—a look I'd like to call "being as incognito as you can be while also being Austin Butler." [Read More]( [The Most Random Things On the Internet That Make For Great Holiday Gifts]( [The Most Random Things On the Internet That Make For Great Holiday Gifts]( They definitely won't own these. [Read More](     [Alternate text] [The 60 Best Christmas Movies of All Time]( [The 60 Best Christmas Movies of All Time]( For my entire childhood, Christmas was solely a holiday about the movies. Whether it was watching a Christmas Day blockbuster, or simply enjoying the annual How the Grinch Stole Christmas on cable, I had to gather the family together for a film—or else I'd turn into a real Scrooge. As the great Macaulay Culkin said in Home Alone 2, "You can mess with a lot of things. But you can’t mess with kids on Christmas." [Read More](   [Weight Loss After 40]( [LiveIntent Logo]( [AdChoices Logo]( Follow Us [Unsubscribe]( | [Privacy Notice]( | [CA Notice at Collection]( Esquire is a publication of Hearst Magazines. ©2023 Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This email was sent by Hearst Magazines, 300 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019-3779