One has an olive, the other has a pearl onion.
the difference is in garnish. the classic use olives as garnish where as gibson use cocktail onions. some other difference can be the type of the glass served adn being served on ice.
A martini with a pickled onion instead of an olive is called a gibson.
A Gibson is a gin martini garnished with an onion instead of olives.
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The difference is in the Garnish. The classic Martini uses olives as garnish where as Gibson uses cocktail onions. Some other difference can be the type of glass served and being served on ice, it differs from bartender to bartender.
It's a taste preference, but yes, a martini can be shaken (vs. stirred) prior to serving.
it is called "The right mix"
The most popular cocktail garnished with an onion is the Gibson. Made with gin and dry vermouth, the Gibson is, in fact, just a dry martini cocktail where the usual lemon twist or olive has been replaced with a cocktail onion.
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Martini and Rossi is the name of the company that makes Martini Rosso.
Shift one of the sticks that makes up the bowl of the martini glass down so that it becomes the stem.