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Thread: The Martini Appreciation Thread

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    Quote Originally Posted by sledneckripper View Post
    Geezus, what happened to ordering a shot of tequila with a PBR at the bar?? None of this gay overpriced cocktail bullshit.
    News to hollers: tequila is the most overpriced yuppie cocktail.

    Hell, decent gin is close to the same price as JD.
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    Quote Originally Posted by irul&ublo View Post
    6. Bartenders who shake martinis to death and cause little ice chips to get into the glass should be butt raped by a kangaroo.
    no way eh, the little flecks of ice are an integral part of a proper martini. Not big hunks just a light flecking thanks.
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    Quote Originally Posted by irul&ublo View Post
    Let me put a few things straight....
    5. Other herbal liquors may be substituted for vermouth...Green Chartreuse, for example.

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    Hmmm. I would like to try that sometime.

    There was a time when I went through a few bottles of V.E.P. chartreuse (not the regular screwcap variety, but the real deal aged and corked and made by the monks in limited batches).

    Will also look for that gin. thx.
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    I prefer to keep the vodka and gin in the freezer at all times. Then when poured on the ice, you can get the full icy goodness of it without watering it down too much.

    I'll have to try the no. 209. I like no. 10.

    Has anyone tried Rangpur?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tippster View Post
    Not much else that says "I drink" than clear, cold liquor with an olive or onion.
    Or passing out with a beer pitcher in your hand.


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    Quote Originally Posted by RootSkier View Post
    Does anyone use fancy vermouths? There is one from Quady Vineyards in California that has won a bunch of awards, for whatever that's worth. Never had it, but dated the dudes daughter.
    Yes - if you make martinis at home, it's worth it to spend the extra 5 bucks on a bottle of something better than Martini and Rossi.

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    I think I'm supposta post somewhere in this thread.
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    Another Good Gin




    and 110 proof too!!!
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    stick closer to home irul:
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    I tend to like a good ol Belvedere martini, very dirty with a couple/few olives.

    On a side note, there is this place in Vegas called Red Square which is a martini bar. The bar is made of ice and I have had some of the best martinis I have ever had there. I highly suggest checking this place out when in sin city. Also, depending who is tending bar, you can see some pretty fancy pours, like the 6 martini waterfall. I was impressed.

    This guy does eleven, but I personally have never seen this much in person:
    Last edited by advres; 05-31-2007 at 10:18 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by StroupSkier View Post
    Try stuffing them with Blue Cheese or Feta

    Better yet, try the stuffed Jalepeno from Swabs High Sierra

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    IMHO Beefeater makes the best gin and tonics. Nothing better on a hot day, especially after golf. For a martini, Bombay Saphire. No olives for me, hate em. Best martini ever was at the Granary in Jackson. Sitting at the bar overlooking the Tetons, the bartender made me a Gray Goose martini. It was like drinking air.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cj001f View Post
    News to hollers: tequila is the most overpriced yuppie cocktail.


    Not this stuff: http://www.wineglobe.com/12822.html, which is best value around. I've seen it in the 20s.

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    i prefer vodka over gin these days, but as long as either one is high quality, am good to go with both. i also prefer a few cocktail onions vs olives. ahhh, its 10am and i am on a con call (yawn) typing about martinis...may have to have one at lunch now

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    had a feeling this would turn into a heated 'debate'.

    I am with you coreshot, at THE MOST i use a small spritzer bottle and spray a little coating of vermouth on the inside of the glass, with Gin, but never with vodka. If you are gonna use a good vodka don't ruin it with vermouth. You are better off using a little Olive brine than vermouth.

    Gin: I second Hendricks. Great gin. Spritz of vermouth, shaken with a cucumber slice or twist.

    Vodka: Pravda. This is great vodka. Polish. Pass the vermouth, glance at the bottle, or acknowledge that there is indeed vermouth in the house, half a teaspoon of olive brine and several olives. (this is NOT dirty, just enough brine to get the taste of it.)

    (also, Ciroc vodka is nice for a change of pace).

    Only Gin is considered a Martini, a 'vodka martini' is another drink all together and therefore doesn't 'require' vermouth.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sledneckripper View Post
    Shut up and drink your fancy schmancy yuppy drinks you hob knobber. Geezus, what happened to ordering a shot of tequila with a PBR at the bar?? None of this gay overpriced cocktail bullshit.
    -Some of us graduated college and got jobs that pay us money.

    -PBR is swill.

    -Cuervo Gold is filtered diarrhea.

    Now go back to being "core." Don't you have some thuper duper thledneck film to be in?

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    Word. Best martini I've ever had went like this:

    Two caps Hendricks
    1 cap french appertif wine (forget the name, super sweet)
    Normal pour of Cold River Vodka (made by friends in ME)

    $$$$$

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    Quote Originally Posted by lemon boy View Post
    no way eh, the little flecks of ice are an integral part of a proper martini.
    I think he's talking about bartenders who shake up the cocktail and smash up the cubes. Broken ice cubes = water in your drink. That's why stirring is way better, and why James Bond doesn't know what he's talking about.

    Quote Originally Posted by Millsie View Post
    IMHO Beefeater makes the best gin and tonics. Nothing better on a hot day, especially after golf.
    Really? I like stronger tasting gin in my martinis and lighter gin in my g & ts. More refreshing.

    Quote Originally Posted by lph View Post
    i use a small spritzer bottle and spray a little coating of vermouth on the inside of the glass.
    Nice move, doctor.

    And sledneckdumbass- there's a time and place for everything.
    Last edited by Steven S. Dallas; 05-31-2007 at 11:26 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sledneckripper View Post
    Geezus, what happened to ordering a shot of tequila with a PBR at the bar??
    Do you ask for PBR to be microwaved? I hear it's the shiznit



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    Did ya catch that line in Casino Royale from the new Bond, when the bartender asked "shaken or stirred?", and the new Bond responded "Do I look like someone who gives a fuck?"

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    Tanqueray is my favourite gin so far. More taste than Bombay Sapphire, which is also a nice one. I rarely bother with the ice though. Too much work
    Last edited by Kroenen; 05-31-2007 at 01:52 PM.

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    I agree that a martini requires vermouth. If you don't like vermouth that's fine, but then you're ordering chilled, straight gin, not a martini.

    Just because something is served in a martini glass doesn't make it a martini.

    By the way, did anyone catch the story on--I think it was--20/20 about vodka? They called a few "vodka snobs" on the carpet by having them blindly taste several different vodkas at room temperature. There wasn't a clear winner, but the clear loser was Grey Goose, which, of course, many previously professed to be their favorite vodka! They also did a taste test using mixed drinks with vodka. Most people couldn't really tell the difference, but there definitely wasn't a preference for the higher priced vodkas at all.
    Last edited by The AD; 05-31-2007 at 11:49 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by The AD View Post
    IThey called a few "vodka snobs" on the carpet by having them blindly taste several different vodkas at room temperature.
    I do that sometimes with my wife who comes with a set of very strong vodka preferences, she does better than me usually although on occasion I can trip her up. That said, she absolutely detestes potato "vodka" and nails me on that stuff every damn time.

    Also, straight vodka should be served at refigerator temp, not the freezer…which is not to say that I don't have some in the freezer.
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    But.....but....who the fuck drinks Vodka at room temp?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Benny Profane View Post
    But.....but....who the fuck drinks Vodka at room temp?
    The point is any off flavors will be more readily detected at room temperature. Since the idea if vodka is to be tasteless, this is the best way to measure that characteristic.

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