In 1874, Julio Richelieu, a bartender on this site, served the first martini when a miner entered his saloon with a fistful of nuggets and asked for something special. He was given a "Martinez Special," and after three or four drinks the "Z" would get very much in the way. The drink consisted of 2/3 gin, 1/3 vermouth, a dash of orange bitters, served over crushed ice with an olive. Humorist James Thurber later said, "One is alright, two is too many, and three is not enough."