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Lets talk Martini shall we?
Posted on 7/14/15 at 12:55 pm
Posted on 7/14/15 at 12:55 pm
Shaken, never stirred...
Was he reinstated yesterday?
Was he reinstated yesterday?
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Posted on 7/14/15 at 12:57 pm to Count Chocula
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Shaken, never stirred...
Either is fine with me as long as it's gin.
quote:
reinstated?
Inquiring minds want to know.
Posted on 7/14/15 at 1:00 pm to Count Chocula
All good as long as the bottle of vermouth remains unopened
Posted on 7/14/15 at 1:00 pm to Rickety Cricket
quote:Agreed. Stuff tastes like cotton, IMO
bottle of vermouth remains unopened
Posted on 7/14/15 at 1:01 pm to Count Chocula
My martini preference:
- swirl splash of dry vermouth around ice cold martini glass, discard
- mix gin + olive juice with ice by stirring
- strain into glass
- garnish with 2 blue cheese stuffed olives
- swirl splash of dry vermouth around ice cold martini glass, discard
- mix gin + olive juice with ice by stirring
- strain into glass
- garnish with 2 blue cheese stuffed olives
Posted on 7/14/15 at 1:02 pm to Rohan2Reed
quote:Interesting. Never thought of that...
2 blue cheese stuffed olives
Posted on 7/14/15 at 1:05 pm to fightin tigers
quote:Saw that. He told Gris to put him on the 'prayer' list. If she couldn't get it done, it just wasn't in the cards.
Chicken scratched it
Posted on 7/14/15 at 1:07 pm to Count Chocula
quote:
Was he reinstated yesterday?
Didn't know he was banned. Nobody has been around so long and gotten away with so much. He really is a garbage pile.
Posted on 7/14/15 at 1:15 pm to Artie Rome
quote:Meh
He really is a garbage pile.
Posted on 7/14/15 at 1:19 pm to Rohan2Reed
That isnt a martini. Its gin and olive juice in a vermouth rinsed glass.
I like a 3:1 or 4:1 gin to vermouth mix. Into a mixing glass, lots of ice, stir for 50 rotations (no more, no less), strain into a chilled glass. Lemon peel spritzed over top and dropped in glass. Rinse and repeat as necessary.
I know its "cool" to say "Gin with a whisper of there being a bottle of vermouth on the bar", but you really need the sweet, herbal deliciousness of vermouth to do justice to this most classic cocktail.
I like a 3:1 or 4:1 gin to vermouth mix. Into a mixing glass, lots of ice, stir for 50 rotations (no more, no less), strain into a chilled glass. Lemon peel spritzed over top and dropped in glass. Rinse and repeat as necessary.
I know its "cool" to say "Gin with a whisper of there being a bottle of vermouth on the bar", but you really need the sweet, herbal deliciousness of vermouth to do justice to this most classic cocktail.
Posted on 7/14/15 at 1:38 pm to BlackenedOut
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I know its "cool" to say "Gin with a whisper of there being a bottle of vermouth on the bar", but you really need the sweet, herbal deliciousness of vermouth to do justice to this most classic cocktail.
I don't really think being "cool" has anything to do with it. Some people (as evidenced in this thread) don't even like the idea of a splash of vermouth, let alone mixing a cocktail 3:1 with it. I can do a 3:1 or 4:1 mix if the vermouth is really solid, but most times I'd rather a hint of it in the backdrop rather than it being too powerful.
Posted on 7/14/15 at 1:44 pm to Rohan2Reed
You see the vermouth as the power in that race car?
Interesting. Not saying it is incorrect, but I always imagine the vermouth as what tames the power, the brakes and power steering if you will. I like a Dolin dry vermouth and a good gin. I like the way it tones down the sharpness of the alcohol and can push to the front botanicals, citrus, and floral flavors. I like to eat a few olives or potato chips for the salt component, maybe some boiled peanuts if I am lucky. I prefer to have one as close to sunset as possible.
Although I will say that two olives over which two martinis have been poured is a pretty fantastic meal. I like to put my olives in the freezer. Try it.
Interesting. Not saying it is incorrect, but I always imagine the vermouth as what tames the power, the brakes and power steering if you will. I like a Dolin dry vermouth and a good gin. I like the way it tones down the sharpness of the alcohol and can push to the front botanicals, citrus, and floral flavors. I like to eat a few olives or potato chips for the salt component, maybe some boiled peanuts if I am lucky. I prefer to have one as close to sunset as possible.
Although I will say that two olives over which two martinis have been poured is a pretty fantastic meal. I like to put my olives in the freezer. Try it.
Posted on 7/14/15 at 1:46 pm to BlackenedOut
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You see the vermouth as the power in that race car?
Interesting. Not saying it is incorrect, but I always imagine the vermouth as what tames the power, the brakes and power steering if you will. I like a Dolin dry vermouth and a good gin. I like the way it tones down the sharpness of the alcohol and can push to the front botanicals, citrus, and floral flavors.
I like a little bit of floral flavor but too much and it ruins the drink for me.
quote:
Although I will say that two olives over which two martinis have been poured is a pretty fantastic meal. I like to put my olives in the freezer. Try it.
Thanks for the tip I'll try it out next time.
Posted on 7/14/15 at 1:53 pm to BlackenedOut
quote:
That isnt a martini. Its gin and olive juice in a vermouth rinsed glass.
I like a 3:1 or 4:1 gin to vermouth mix.
I'm not going to "snob" (by that I mean be precise with a definition) and say that one or the other disqualifies something from being a martini, but I'm with BO on this one. If the vermouth is even halfway decent I want it to be present as I find that it enhances the overall flavor. Certainly that's subjective, but we like what we like. And obviously it's a delicate balance -- if the vermouth is too present that is equally problematic.
Posted on 7/14/15 at 1:57 pm to Matisyeezy
Hear, hear.
There are martini variants, just as there are old fashion, mojito, negroni, etc... variants. But a martini is, and has been for most of documented cocktail history, a very specific drink of two ingredients in certain proportions (in fact original martini was probably 50/50) with select garnishes (say a dash of bitters, olives, or lemon).
There are martini variants, just as there are old fashion, mojito, negroni, etc... variants. But a martini is, and has been for most of documented cocktail history, a very specific drink of two ingredients in certain proportions (in fact original martini was probably 50/50) with select garnishes (say a dash of bitters, olives, or lemon).
This post was edited on 7/14/15 at 1:59 pm
Posted on 7/14/15 at 1:59 pm to Matisyeezy
quote:
obviously it's a delicate balance
True. I'd rather have straight gin than too much vermouth though. But I love gin.
Posted on 7/14/15 at 2:39 pm to Count Chocula
Never shake gin! You people are heathens.
Posted on 7/14/15 at 2:41 pm to BlackenedOut
quote:
I like a Dolin dry vermouth and a good gin.
You, sir, are a gentleman and a scholar. I salute you.
Posted on 7/14/15 at 2:43 pm to Mo Jeaux
Heading to NYC next month for a conference.
Have a thousand places on itinerary but where do you think I should go
Have a thousand places on itinerary but where do you think I should go
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