Posted on 08/12/2010 10:38:11 AM PDT by maggief
Something they advertise on The Golf Channel.
“Could have sworn they’d stick with Ripple”
LOL!
Agreed. There is no other option.
Whatever they ordered, I hope the bartender remembered to garnish it with arugula.
Whatever they ordered, I hope the bartender remembered to garnish it with arugula.
Some of us are apparently rather religious on the subject of making a proper martini (I'm no exception). I also prefer Bombay Sapphire (or Hendricks or Tanqueray 10), gently stirred with ice and served, but... before you add the gin, spoon (don't pour) just enough (very) dry vermouth over the ice to wet it - no more than that. Then add your gin, stir and strain.
The effect is to add to the depth of the martini's flavor without spoiling the perfectly dry and aromatic quality of the gin itself. No lemon peels, either. Maybe a drop or two of Angostura bitters, but that's only if you're forced to use cheap gin in a pinch. And if I don't quite get it right the first time, I'm always happy to make another effort...
Thanks for the tip-it looks interesting. I rarely drink bloody marys, but it seems a shame to put good gin in with tomato juice, celery seed, worcestershire sauce, and horseradish. :)
There probably would have been a few mockers for pepsi, but I can't guess what they would have said.
The Nuclear football or better named the "president's emergency satchel" has always been nearby when a president is in public.
You're always kind of on edge," recalls Robert "Buzz" Patterson, who carried the football for President Clinton as an Air Force major and then lieutenant colonel. "I opened it up constantly just to refresh myself, to always be aware of what was in it, all the potential decisions the president could possibly make."
"Bob Barrett, ...carried the football 20 years earlier for President Ford as an Army major, vividly recalls the job's benefits and burdens: a close-up view of the presidency and the awesome responsibility of being constantly prepared to assist the president in the event of a nuclear attack."
"In this briefcase lies the fate of the world," an announcer intoned.... "It contains top secret codes to launch a nuclear strike"
Some say Everything [stress] is a whole lot harder without liquor. Another Grey Goose martini for the President and his lovely First Lady--YIKES!
They’d hate me— I make my own corn likker. It’ so “bottom shelf” it’s in the basement under a couple of blown out radials. But it’s ALL MINE, SUCKAS!!!
Ginger ale?
Yeah, the pack mentality can be sorta stupid.
Nope.
Grey Goose has its overpriced snob appeal due to marketing, but as vodkas go it is swill.
All hat no cattle. Didn’t the lefties say that about another President? Typical lefty projection.
You, my friend, are an extraordinary human being. I can tell. :)
Belvedere. I’ll take Chelsea Handler’s word for it.
A traditional martini is gin and a smidge of white vermouth (a fortified, herb-flavored wine); proportions vary according to taste -- some like 4 parts gin to 1 part vermouth; some like just a dash of vermouth; some like a only a drop or two of vermouth; and some merely glance at the vermouth bottle. Shake or stir vigorously with ice until well-chilled, strain into a chilled martini glass, and add one or more olives or a twist of lemon peel. (I prefer a Charles Dickens martini myself: no olive or twist.)
A Grey Goose "martini," according to traditionalists, isn't a martini at all, using as it does vodka rather than gin. Grey Goose is a vodka made in France -- quite expensive, quite "in" -- but a waste of money, in my opinion. Vodka is unaged, unflavored, alcohol (usually distilled from grain), and is, or should be, flavorless. So, with Grey Goose, you're paying extra money for the pretty bottle. And no matter what vodka you use, a vodka martini is a poor substitute for a real gin martini (though here, I am in the minority, as these days vodka martinis outsell gin martinis by a wide margin -- another sign of our slide into uncivilized behavior).
My favorite “Whiskey Sour”:
Margarita mix w/ Jack Daniels. Mmmm gooood!
Had my first Bombay & tonic a few weeks ago, but it is a little too mild for my cranky palate. I go the Tangueray route myself.
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