Obamas Have Terrible Taste in Cocktails (Grey Goose martinis)

The Atlantic Wire ^ | August 12, 2010 | Max Fisher

[maggief]

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...So just how posh did the Obamas get on their recent trip to the Maine resort town of Mt. Desert Island? Not very posh at all, says disappointed cocktail expert and occasional Atlantic writer Wayne Curtis.

Curtis visits the Mt. Desert Island bar Havana, which he says is known for "some of the best drinks and food on the island," about a month after the Obamas had stopped in there for a drink. Curtis says the caipirinha is especially "superb." Naturally, as a cocktail expert, he was "curious" what the Obamas had ordered. So he found out. And it was bad, bad news.

I asked the owner. Beer? Wine? Cocktails?

Oh, cocktails, he said.

And what did they order, I asked? One of the bar's great mojitos? Something a bit more adventurous?

Oh, no. Grey Goose martinis.

[maggief]

“Let’s move!”

[trisham]

Bombay Sapphire gin with olives. That’s it, and stirred, not shaken.

[Trust but Verify]

I see they couldn’t resist taking a swipe at W.

[TexasCajun]

At least they didn’t order up a couple of Malt 40s.

[Palladin]

“Hold the olive...and the vermouth.”

[trisham]

Vermouth is evil.

[McGavin999]

OK, as a non-drinker I have to ask....what is a Grey Goose Marini?

[OCCASparky]

If Grey Goose martinis are "low class", they'd positively HATE me, with my taste for beer.

Frankly, I'm surprised they didn't go for Allen's Coffee Brandy--the drink of Maine; aka "Fat Ass in a Glass."

I hear domestic abuse cases have dropped by 60 percent up there since Allen's switched over to a plastic bottle.

[rhombus]

Using drugs can be so trendy. ;-)

[Dr. Ursus]

No T-Bird chasers,either.

[Ann Archy]

Very bad colors together.

[trisham]

LOL! Absolutely not.

[afraidfortherepublic]

And what’s wrong with Ginger Ale?

[mak5]

French vodka? It figures.

[FourPeas]

Nothing, as long as it’s Vernors.

[SumProVita]

Lol! My Dad used to breathe across the vermouth bottle in the direction of his martini glass. That was it...

[brivette]

it’s vodka.

[DManA]

Would the author prefer Courvoisier?

[trisham]

No, no. It’s beautiful. Clear gin, and three olives. If you prefer, a twist may be substituted. :)