The French martini is a vodka-based cocktail.

It was invented in the 1980s at one of Keith McNally's New York City bars.

It next appeared on the drinks menu at McNally's Balthazar in SoHo in 1996.

The key ingredient that makes a martini "French" is Chambord, a black raspberry liqueur based on recipes that have been produced in France since 1685.

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