Atlantic Trivia for May 1, 2026: World Records
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Set by the Kenyan Sabastian Sawe, the world record for what event is one hour, 59 minutes, and 30 seconds?
And by the way, did you know that when it was first popular, the martini was made with a gin-to-vermouth ratio of 2 to 1? This is far “wetter” than the way the cocktail is drunk today; a classic dry martini, according to the International Bartenders Association, is 6 parts gin to 1 part vermouth.
Then there is the “in-and-out,” for which vermouth is merely swished in the glass and dumped out, as well as the Montgomery, served at 15 to 1, the numerical troop advantage at which British Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery was said to prefer going into battle.
And for a Churchill—named (dubiously) after the British prime minister’s preferences—you’re supposed to merely “observe the vermouth from across the room.”
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