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Thread: The Martini Appreciation Thread

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    Ahem, vodka is not supposed to be tasteless.
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    Quote Originally Posted by lemon boy View Post
    Ahem, vodka is not supposed to be tasteless.
    Yeah, werd.

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    I guess I better not argue with someone in the Alco-Hall of Fame, but at the very least it shouldn't taste bad. In the 20/20 tests many people considered Grey Goose to taste bad.

    But, seriously, if you want taste why would you drink vodka? It's kind of like arguing over what brand of bottled water you like best.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Benny Profane View Post
    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?"
    Yeah except the "new" Bond is actually the old Bond, or something like that!

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    Quote Originally Posted by The AD View Post
    I guess I better not argue with someone in the Alco-Hall of Fame, but at the very least it shouldn't taste bad. In the 20/20 tests many people considered Grey Goose to taste bad.

    But, seriously, if you want taste why would you drink vodka? It's kind of like arguing over what brand of bottled water you like best.
    I don't disagree about GG not being all that but it is also my opinion that selecting for only one temperature isn't a particularily revealing test, for any alcohol really. I think it is particularily unillustrative to test at a temperature that people rarely use in practice. Nobody would test cognacs at 56*s, nor white wines at 93.2*s.

    And no, it isn't like arguing about bottled water, the differences in vodkas are much more pronounced. And then, obviously if you want more taste you can go into flavored vodkas, for which the base product is still very important.

    To ruffle even more feathers, I have to laugh when whiskey snobs insist that the way to appreciate a fine example is neat, and even worse in a snifter. That limits the beverage's range too severely. The proper answer is with one or two cubes giving you nearly the full range from room temp-cold-slightly cut.
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    Quote Originally Posted by The AD View Post
    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.
    Tell it to Winston.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cj001f View Post
    Tell it to Winston.
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    bah......
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    Churchill probably couldn't taste shit due to all those cigars he smoked.

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    Quote Originally Posted by lemon boy View Post
    To ruffle even more feathers, I have to laugh when whiskey snobs insist that the way to appreciate a fine example is neat, and even worse in a snifter. That limits the beverage's range too severely. The proper answer is with one or two cubes giving you nearly the full range from room temp-cold-slightly cut.

    Consider my feathers quite ruffled.

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    just wait till woodsy sees that, he might blow a blood vessel or something.
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    Meat Drink Nine Knows Things About Vodka

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    Last edited by Odin; 05-31-2007 at 03:42 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by lemon boy View Post
    just wait till woodsy sees that, he might blow a blood vessel or something.
    not really
    i fucking hate when people hand me wisky in a snifter
    far too common these days
    brown liquor goes in a rocks glass or highball glass depending on wether it is alone, a cocktail or a mixed drink.
    or if in a dive bar, turkey goes in a shot glass (Juniors represent yo)
    I think high proof bourbon is best with a coupla rocks, but like my scotch with a bit of cool water & naught else.
    opens it up.
    occasionally on the rocks, time & place ya know.
    & Martinis are a cocktail, cocktails haver multiple ingrediants, even if you are just seasoning the glass.
    straight liquor is straight liquor, winston & houdini be damned.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Odin View Post
    Meat Drink Nine Knows Things About Vodka
    yes but they're wierd things, things that probably shouldn't be known and definitely shouldn't be shared. Alchemy is the devil's work.
    Last edited by lemon boy; 05-31-2007 at 03:43 PM.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Woodsy View Post
    brown liquor goes in a rocks glass or highball glass depending on wether it is alone, a cocktail or a mixed drink.
    But but but….

    Brandy is brown, so is cognac and those certainly don't belong in a highball or cocktail glass*

    Brine and twists are ingredients too, as are olives.

    * Now, it is appropriate to serve a brandy gimlet in a rocks glass
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    I drank some 18 year old glenlivit straight out of the bottle over memorial day. Quite Neat.

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    I've been on the Vodka tip lately, but I can drink that stuff like it's going out of style.

    I use the in and out technique on the vermouth... which I've been on the sweeter side. Pour it over the ice cubes, dump it out, dump in vodka, strain into chilled glass. I hate olives though, so always a twist or onion.
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    A proper drinking establishment will refuse to serve a fine whiskey over ice. They should serve it on the side if requested, but never ever should a single malt or a fine bourbon be treated like Dewars or Turkey.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Joey Bag O' Donuts View Post
    Better yet, try the stuffed Jalepeno from Swabs High Sierra

    That might be a good idea to put in someones drink who has pissed you off...
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    1) Gin Martini's need to be shaken. It helps release the fruity aromas in the alcohol.
    2) Gin Martini's should have Vermouth, but just a drop. My favorite method is to pour a little bit into the glass, swirl it around, then dump it out before pouring the Martini back in.
    3) Olive juice or a squeeze from a wedge of lime are better alternatives for Vodka.













    4) I'll admit it, I don't like Gin and actually prefer foo foo Martinis like a Pinapple Upsidedown Cake.

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    And furthermore. What is up with turkey bacon? Healthy bacon? Unpossible.
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    Wow...this thing certainly grew some legs.
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    All you cocktail drinking nerds make me laugh. YOu all get waaaayyyy too much into the proper ways to drink liquor. It don't matter what type of glass it's in, it still gets you drunk and tastes good. The flavor isn't going to change because you put your whiskey in a rounded cup.

    Like Odin said, I drink 24 year old scotch out of the bottle before and it tasted the same as sipping it out of some fancy schmancy scotch glass.

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    Quote Originally Posted by StroupSkier View Post

    4) I'll admit it, I don't like Gin and actually prefer foo foo Martinis like a Pinapple Upsidedown Cake.

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    Quote Originally Posted by lemon boy View Post
    But but but….

    Brandy is brown, so is cognac and those certainly don't belong in a highball or cocktail glass*

    Brine and twists are ingredients too, as are olives.

    * Now, it is appropriate to serve a brandy gimlet in a rocks glass
    Brandy gimlet?
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