▁proper ▁name ▁for ▁a ▁sh aken ▁mart ini ▁is ▁a ▁Brad ford ; ▁however , ▁Som erset ▁M aug ham ▁is ▁often ▁quoted ▁as ▁saying ▁that ▁" a ▁mart ini ▁should ▁always ▁be ▁stir red , ▁not ▁sh aken , ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁mole cules ▁lie ▁sens u ously ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁one ▁another ." ▁A ▁mart ini ▁may ▁also ▁be ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁rocks ; ▁that ▁is , ▁with ▁the ▁ing red ients ▁pou red ▁over ▁ice ▁cub es ▁and ▁served ▁in ▁an ▁old ▁fashion ed ▁glass . ▁ ▁Orig ins ▁and ▁mix ology ▁The ▁exact ▁origin ▁of ▁the ▁mart ini ▁is ▁unclear . ▁A ▁popular ▁theory ▁suggests ▁it ▁evol ved ▁from ▁a ▁co ck tail ▁called ▁the ▁Mart ine z ▁served ▁som etime ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 8 6 0 s ▁at ▁the ▁Occ ident al ▁Hotel ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁which ▁people ▁frequ ented ▁before ▁taking ▁an ▁evening ▁fer ry ▁to ▁the ▁nearby ▁town ▁of ▁Mart ine z , ▁California . ▁Alternatively , ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁Mart ine z ▁say ▁a ▁b art ender ▁in ▁their ▁town ▁created ▁the ▁drink , ▁or ▁maybe ▁the ▁drink ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁town . ▁Indeed , ▁a ▁" Mart ine z ▁C ock tail " ▁was ▁first ▁described ▁in ▁Jerry ▁Thomas ' ▁ 1 8 8 7 ▁edition ▁of ▁his ▁Bart ender ' s ▁Guide , ▁How ▁to ▁Mix ▁All ▁K inds ▁of ▁P lain ▁and ▁F ancy ▁Dr inks : ▁ ▁Take ▁ 1 ▁dash ▁of ▁B oker ' s ▁bit