Thread: National Martini Day

On Sat, 12 Jun 2010 09:16:27 -0700, gtr <[email protected]> wrote:

> After 10 days with a godawful cold, even if there's some hacking and
> wheezing, I intend to honor this day in the way it should be honored.
>
> While looking it up online the first notable hit I got on "national
> martini day" was some damn tequila drink. Feh!

There's a site called The Gin, and How To Stir It but it's not devoted
to gin drinks. In fact I didn't see one gin drink on the first page.
In any case, I'll be celebrating National Martini Day early (on the
17th) because my partner in crime and martini's will be busy on the
19th.

<snip>
>
> Anyway, my preferred concoction (this week)
>
> Leopold Brothers small batch gin, 5 parts
> Lillet Blanc as a stand-in for a more traditionalvermouth, 1 part
> Two drops Fee Bros. Lemon bitters
> One small Spanish pimento-stuffed olive impaled on an antique ivory stabulator
>
> It's worth waiting for this day each year, having practiced 2-3 times
> for the other 51 weeks of the year.

Tune this in while you're sipping on National Martini Day or when
you're in training for the big day - if you'd like some mood music
with your martini http://www.martiniinthemorning.com

--
Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

On Sat, 12 Jun 2010 09:16:27 -0700, gtr wrote:

> It's worth waiting for this day each year, having practiced 2-3 times
> for the other 51 weeks of the year.

Martinis are disgusting. I'd rather drink what Sheldon's drinking
(Crystal Palace and Kool-Aid).

-sw

In article <[email protected]>,
Sqwertz <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Sat, 12 Jun 2010 09:16:27 -0700, gtr wrote:
>
> > It's worth waiting for this day each year, having practiced 2-3 times
> > for the other 51 weeks of the year.
>
> Martinis are disgusting. I'd rather drink what Sheldon's drinking
> (Crystal Palace and Kool-Aid).
>
> -sw

I like Vermouth but do not care for Gin.
I make Vodka Martinis.:

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On Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:24:52 -0500, Omelet <[email protected]>
wrote:

>I like Vermouth but do not care for Gin.
>I make Vodka Martinis.:

I agree. The only drink I like that is made with gin is gin and tonic
with plenty of lime. Vodka martinis, very, very dry, hold the garnish!
(Takes up too much room in the glass!)

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

--

"If the soup had been as warm as the wine,
if the wine had been as old as the turkey,
and if the turkey had had a breast like the maid,
it would have been a swell dinner." Duncan Hines


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On Sat, 12 Jun 2010 17:06:16 -0700, Terry Pulliam Burd
<[email protected]> wrote:

..
>I agree. The only drink I like that is made with gin is gin and tonic
>with plenty of lime. Vodka martinis, very, very dry, hold the garnish!
>(Takes up too much room in the glass!)

You don't like Delilahs?

Christine
http://nightstirrings.blogspot.com

In article <[email protected]>,
Terry Pulliam Burd <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:24:52 -0500, Omelet <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> >I like Vermouth but do not care for Gin.
> >I make Vodka Martinis.:
>
> I agree. The only drink I like that is made with gin is gin and tonic
> with plenty of lime. Vodka martinis, very, very dry, hold the garnish!
> (Takes up too much room in the glass!)
>
> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

<grins> But I LIKE olives!
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On 6/12/2010 6:24 PM, Omelet wrote:
> In article<[email protected]>,
> Sqwertz<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 12 Jun 2010 09:16:27 -0700, gtr wrote:
>>
>>> It's worth waiting for this day each year, having practiced 2-3 times
>>> for the other 51 weeks of the year.
>>
>> Martinis are disgusting. I'd rather drink what Sheldon's drinking
>> (Crystal Palace and Kool-Aid).
>>
>> -sw
>
> I like Vermouth but do not care for Gin.
> I make Vodka Martinis.:
>
> <http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo...w?feat=directl
> ink>

Pretty glass!

I make mine with 2 ounces Absolut vodka. I rinse the measuring thing
with Dry Vermouth (Usually Martini & Rossi) then shake it over ice in an
aluminum shaker. I keep the martini glasses in the freezer. I put 5
olives in mine so I can get my daily requirement of vegetables.

--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.

On 6/12/2010 7:52 PM, Omelet wrote:
> In article<[email protected] >,
> Terry Pulliam Burd<[email protected]> wrote:

>> I agree. The only drink I like that is made with gin is gin and tonic
>> with plenty of lime. Vodka martinis, very, very dry, hold the garnish!
>> (Takes up too much room in the glass!)
>>
>> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
>
> <grins> But I LIKE olives!

Veggies are healthy for you! Then again I think olives might be fruit.
--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.

In article <4c143368$0$18772$[email protected]>,
Janet Wilder <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 6/12/2010 6:24 PM, Omelet wrote:
> > In article<[email protected]>,
> > Sqwertz<[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> On Sat, 12 Jun 2010 09:16:27 -0700, gtr wrote:
> >>
> >>> It's worth waiting for this day each year, having practiced 2-3 times
> >>> for the other 51 weeks of the year.
> >>
> >> Martinis are disgusting. I'd rather drink what Sheldon's drinking
> >> (Crystal Palace and Kool-Aid).
> >>
> >> -sw
> >
> > I like Vermouth but do not care for Gin.
> > I make Vodka Martinis.:
> >
> > <http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo...w?feat=directl
> > ink>
>
> Pretty glass!

Thanks! :-)

>
> I make mine with 2 ounces Absolut vodka. I rinse the measuring thing
> with Dry Vermouth (Usually Martini & Rossi) then shake it over ice in an
> aluminum shaker. I keep the martini glasses in the freezer. I put 5
> olives in mine so I can get my daily requirement of vegetables.

<lol> I like that concept...
I also use Martini and Rossi.
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In article <4c1433b3$0$18772$[email protected]>,
Janet Wilder <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 6/12/2010 7:52 PM, Omelet wrote:
> > In article<[email protected] >,
> > Terry Pulliam Burd<[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >> I agree. The only drink I like that is made with gin is gin and tonic
> >> with plenty of lime. Vodka martinis, very, very dry, hold the garnish!
> >> (Takes up too much room in the glass!)
> >>
> >> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
> >
> > <grins> But I LIKE olives!
>
> Veggies are healthy for you! Then again I think olives might be fruit.

Likely classified as berries... but aren't fruits as good for you as
veggies? <g>
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On Sat, 12 Jun 2010 20:25:12 -0500, Janet Wilder
<[email protected]> wrote:

> I put 5
> olives in mine so I can get my daily requirement of vegetables.

You can count the olives as an appetizer too. Olive, the versatile
vegetable.

--
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In article <[email protected]>,
sf <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Sat, 12 Jun 2010 20:25:12 -0500, Janet Wilder
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > I put 5
> > olives in mine so I can get my daily requirement of vegetables.
>
> You can count the olives as an appetizer too. Olive, the versatile
> vegetable.

<lol>

Your 5 servings for the day!;-D
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RE: Subject

A question.

Why are martinis like a woman's breasts?

The answer:

Usually one is not enough and three are too many.

<sexist pig suit on>

Lew

On 2010-06-12 16:24:52 -0700, Omelet said:

> I like Vermouth but do not care for Gin.
> I make Vodka Martinis.:

A few points: The first that there are a quite a few
not-quite-satisfactory gins. Another is that the variety of gin flavors
are pretty dramatic these days with Hendricks, Leopold Bros., Damrak
and Zuidam leading the way. More floral, less juniperian. Not
infrequently, it seems, non-gin drinkers don't like the juniper.

A most surprising test came from a newpaper or online article that was
trying to introduce people to the real functionality of vermouth in a
gin martini. For this he suggested a few mini-tini's be constructed
where the proportions are 2 to 1, 3 to 1, 4 to 1, 5 to 1 and straight
gin. We sat down and made very small martini's and tasted each.

It was amazing. The taste of the drink was not so dramatically
modified, even with the 2 to 1 mix. But the mouth-feel, texture and
finish were dramatically different. I settled in at 4 or 5 to 1 and
that's how I order them in a bar/restaurant, though frequently,
unaccustomed to making martini's with vermouth they have wide
differences. I think they only hear "vermouth present" and then either
slop it or cheat it depending on their attitude to vermouth..

Check the taste-test out. It's really suprising.

Another thing to consider is that frequently the vermouth is old or has
even gone bad in bars and perhaps in your own pantry. Vermouth is a
wine, after all, albeit fortified. It doesn't keep forever
unrefrigerated.
--
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On Sun, 13 Jun 2010 10:25:32 -0700, gtr <[email protected]> wrote:

>A most surprising test came from a newpaper or online article that was
>trying to introduce people to the real functionality of vermouth in a
>gin martini. For this he suggested a few mini-tini's be constructed
>where the proportions are 2 to 1, 3 to 1, 4 to 1, 5 to 1 and straight
>gin. We sat down and made very small martini's and tasted each.
>
Okay, I think I am a little dense here. I think you are talking about
proportions of gin to vermouth, correct? Not vermouth to gin? It is
a little confusing, the way it is written.

I ask, cause I would like to try this.

Christine
http://nightstirrings.blogspot.com

On Sun, 13 Jun 2010 10:25:32 -0700, gtr <[email protected]> wrote:

> I think they only hear "vermouth present" and then either
> slop it or cheat it depending on their attitude to vermouth..
>
I think they have been trained by all the people who just want them to
whisper "vermouth" over the glass.

> Check the taste-test out. It's really suprising.

I was surprised too about how a little more vermouth improved it and
am not so dictatorial anymore when ordering. One of these days I will
try a "perfect" (gin) martini... maybe on National Martini Day.


--
Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

On Sat, 12 Jun 2010 20:45:02 -0700, Lew Hodgett wrote:

> RE: Subject
>
> A question.
>
> Why are martinis like a woman's breasts?
>
> The answer:
>
> Usually one is not enough and three are too many.
>
> <sexist pig suit on>
>
> Lew

i first heard that joke in the movie 'the parallax view.' it adds
something when the teller is a cocktail waitress tricked out like a dallas
cowboys cheerleader (complete with drawl) coming on to warren beatty.
followed by one of the truly great fight scenes in movie history.

(great flick in the paranoia genre, a little like 'the manchurian
candidate.' well worth seeing.)

your pal,
blake

In article <2010061310253260798-xxx@yyyzzz>, gtr <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 2010-06-12 16:24:52 -0700, Omelet said:
>
> > I like Vermouth but do not care for Gin.
> > I make Vodka Martinis.:
>
> A few points: The first that there are a quite a few
> not-quite-satisfactory gins. Another is that the variety of gin flavors
> are pretty dramatic these days with Hendricks, Leopold Bros., Damrak
> and Zuidam leading the way. More floral, less juniperian. Not
> infrequently, it seems, non-gin drinkers don't like the juniper.

I don't like Juniper. <g>
>
> A most surprising test came from a newpaper or online article that was
> trying to introduce people to the real functionality of vermouth in a
> gin martini. For this he suggested a few mini-tini's be constructed
> where the proportions are 2 to 1, 3 to 1, 4 to 1, 5 to 1 and straight
> gin. We sat down and made very small martini's and tasted each.
>
> It was amazing. The taste of the drink was not so dramatically
> modified, even with the 2 to 1 mix. But the mouth-feel, texture and
> finish were dramatically different. I settled in at 4 or 5 to 1 and
> that's how I order them in a bar/restaurant, though frequently,
> unaccustomed to making martini's with vermouth they have wide
> differences. I think they only hear "vermouth present" and then either
> slop it or cheat it depending on their attitude to vermouth..
>
> Check the taste-test out. It's really suprising.
>
> Another thing to consider is that frequently the vermouth is old or has
> even gone bad in bars and perhaps in your own pantry. Vermouth is a
> wine, after all, albeit fortified. It doesn't keep forever
> unrefrigerated.

I actually like Vermouth straight.
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Peace! Om

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On Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:16:10 -0600, Christine Dabney
<[email protected]> wrote:

>You don't like Delilahs?

Can't say I've ever had one, but I just looked it up and I suspect I
would, as the Cointreau would kill some of the taste of the gin!

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

--

"If the soup had been as warm as the wine,
if the wine had been as old as the turkey,
and if the turkey had had a breast like the maid,
it would have been a swell dinner." Duncan Hines


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