kolkata any man of sophistication knows it takes more than the right ingredients to serve the perfect drink part art part obsession it requires patience attention to detail and of course the proper gear whether thats using the sleekest most elegant shakers or selecting just the right drinking glass as a complement to christies exclusive sale of luxury vintage barware and other fine boys club accessories christies representatives talked to some of the worlds best barmen about their favorite recipes some classic some with a modern twist alessandro palazzi of the dukes hotel in london talked about the martini that inspired ian fleming and why the best martinis are neither shaken nor stirred laurent giraud of the legendary harrys bar in paris spoke about hemingway gershwin and the true story behind the bloody mary jeremy oertel from new yorks soho grand hotel gave his contemporary twist on the negroni and milk honeys sasha petraske explained why when a proper mojito is all about the ice