The Martini Appreciation Thread

[Just Looking]

After reading this thread too early at work, had to have one at the end of the day. Fortunately, it was at home with the kids, who wanted cocktails as well. Maraschino cherries and OJ for them, Marti.. well gibson for dad. Threw a last minute change to cocktail onions, just because. It wa sthe right call. Otherwise, garlic stuffed olives (from the santa barbra olive co.) is the norm.

Bombay Sapphire kept in the freezer (why chill it with ice?),a double shake in the bittle, a spray of vermouth to the glass from a mister, a slight splash of the onion or olive juice. Perfect just before dinner.

thanks for the reminder.

[Woodsy]

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

now I dont know the reality of it
but I always placed brandy et al in the liqueur family, aka weak as shit
liquor is likker
80+ proof
brown liquor = wisky be it canadian, merican, scotch, irish what have you
the fact you even think brandy when I say brown liquor shows you been drinking to many of your sissy summer drinks.

& sled neck
go huff paint

[Odin]

I like booze in the right glass as it promotes authenticity. I also like booze out of the bottle.

But if I am going to sit on a leather chair with a cigar in my hand and a scotch in the other..... it better not be in a goddamn snifter.

[Blatant]

don't like gin really.

makers mark, up or with a splash of v.

[cj001f]

I like booze in the right glass as it promotes authenticity. I also like booze out of the bottle.

But if I am going to sit on a leather chair with a cigar in my hand and a scotch in the other..... it better not be in a goddamn snifter.

But Scotch Glasses are authentic!

[CommanderBaker]

just joined (how jongish) martini bar in SLC a couple o weeks ago - Cristophes or somethin like that - pretty decent place, lotsas good martinis

[Lane Meyer]

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.

Um, let's see, beer and tequila, or four shots worth of vodka/gin? Sure, I hate the martini glass, but if you wanna get drunk fast and not have a hangover later, then order a Ketel One martini, not fourteen PBRs and a grip of tequila shots.

Besides, who cares what anyone else drinks? Judging other people by what they drink is fucking lame.

[train07]

At the end of the work day on our last project, the owners would meander out with a shaker of "bourbon manhattans" and them there nice martini glasses. Yeah, we got used to that, being all civilized and shit. When we left they gave us a gift of Knob Creek Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey and Stock sweet Vermouth. I gotta tell ya, I love jobs like that.

[FNG]

This thread has reached Epic proportions. Lighten up and pass the funnel please.

[cj001f]

This thread has reached Epic proportions. Lighten up and pass the funnel please.

Now it has:

[FNG]

My God, when did they start putting Prozac in beer? That's genius!

[willywhit]

DEAN MARTINI

1 1/2 oz. vodka or gin
Orange wheel
sweet vermouth

Mixing instructions:
Stir vodka with a float of red sweet vermouth over ice. Strain into a chilled martini glass and garnish with an orange wheel.
That's amore!!

Nantucketini
Triple Eight Cranberry Vodka, splash of sour, splash of orange juice, squeeze fresh lime, lime garnish.

[Tap]

kind of late to this thread, buuuuuttttt......

does anyone else get the sweats of you have 2-4 martinis?

i do sometimes, it's like a friggin flop-sweat....not good if you're at a formal affair

[lemon boy]

Woodsy,
Brandy & cognac are both commonly sold ~40% abv, just like whiskey.

Brandy gimlet?

Indeed, now…I haven't tried it with normal sweetened lime juice, prefering instead to use Lemon's Evil Lime Juice when available and the bottle of brandy that I've at home is White Stork (Moldova, I like it a lot and it doesn't cost a ton, ~$15/750ml), mix 2pts liquor w/ 1pt ELJ on ice. Sounds improbable and the wife absolutely hates em but damn, I really like drinking the stupid things.

[lph]

kind of late to this thread, buuuuuttttt......

does anyone else get the sweats of you have 2-4 martinis?

i do sometimes, it's like a friggin flop-sweat....not good if you're at a formal affair

4 martinis? Damn Tap. That is impressive. I usually won't ever go past 2 (unless they are in those mini martini glasses). Glasses I have at home are 6oz and if I do that twice I am feeling pretty good. Though never to the point of a flop-sweat.

[zion zig zag]

Yea yea, I know its a girly drink but damn, half stoli vanil and half stoli ohranj= good stuff.

[The AD]

See, TGR teaches you something new every day. Up until now I had never heard the expression "flop sweat." Thanks for that, Tap!

[Steven S. Dallas]

New gin contender: Bulldog. Very mellow flavor, tasty but not sharp- definitely other flavors than juniper going on in there. I don't know how widely available it is, but give it a shot. The bottle is cool and everything.

[Woodsy]

New gin contender: Bulldog. Very mellow flavor, tasty but not sharp- definitely other flavors than juniper going on in there. I don't know how widely available it is, but give it a shot. The bottle is cool and everything.

the party before the midtown party before the baseball mueum party I invited you to and then bailed on was sponsored by bulldog/
I couldnt figure out why they were serving gin and blueberry juice when we arrived on the beach but then I saw the mulitple bottles and the girls in bulldog ts so i switched to quite tasty G & T's
I have half heartedly looked for it since, but not seen it.
i will more full heartedl resume the search.

[Woodsy]

ahh martini's and flop sweat...
SSD was the Bulldog OG, \but i have the T shirt and the bottle at home
soo gonna murder a martini or 3 in 24 minutes...

[summit]

If you don't add vermouth, then you might as well admit that you are simply a gin sipper.

If you are shaking clear liqour, you may as well admit that you are trying to acheive further watering down... probably because you need to since you think vermouth is uncool.

I like my 1-2-3 Vodka Martini:

1 part Martini & Ross dry white vermouth
2 parts Tito's 6x distilled premium vodka
3 spanish olives

Stirred until ice cold & strain into chilled glass...

I also like the Manhattan version replacing the vodka with Makers Mark (and no olives)...

New Amsterdam gin is swill... avoid avoid avoid

Interesting combo:
1/2 part Martini & Ross dry white vermouth
1/2 part Martini & Ross sweet red vermouth
1 part Whiskers Blake Tawny port
4 parts Makers Mark

[Nathan Explosion]

Shut up and drink your light beer, Sally. Not much else that says "I drink" than clear, cold liquor with an olive or onion. Twists, however, are gay.

I don't care how old this is or if it's been addressed, but I cannot let this stand. A quality twist makes all the difference in a gin or good vodka martini, or almost any strained cocktail. The oils in the skin react especially well with the gin, more noticeable if it has been stirred, not shaken. Even better is to ask the bartender to "flame" the twist. Try it, I promise you'll thank me.

Again, don't care if it's been addressed. The bartender in me had to say something. And, for reference, make sure if you're going to lecture the bartender that you know your shit. I had a lady who was CONVINCED that her mojito was wrong because it had soda instead of tonic. Turns out she'd never had one she hadn't made before.

Shaking gin is for pussies who need to add water, and no vermouth is for people who don't actually like martinis. There, I said it. Ask for "extra dry" at my bar and you should get exactly one drop on the glass, held upside down and spun to coat the glass. Even that is better than nothing, because it's still noticeable. "Extra dry" and "straight" are not the same fucking thing. Yuppies and college students drink "straight", martini lovers don't.

[irul&ublo]

ahh martini's and flop sweat...
SSD was the Bulldog OG, \but i have the T shirt and the bottle at home
soo gonna murder a martini or 3 in 24 minutes...

What...are you off the scotch?

[lemon boy]

in other news, we've been buying Russian Standard (Ruskie StandARD) lately.

it's good
it's relatively inexpensive

[summit]

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.

What do you recommend?