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To: Fantasywriter

To true martini lovers a vodka martini is NOT a martini they have gotten very popular in the last 30 years especially with the advent of premium vodka such as Effen or Grey Goose. Technically, you are correct a vodka martini is not a true martini. Personally I’m a switch hitter when it comes to them you’ll usually catch me drinking Grey Goose in the spring and summer months and during fall and winter I’ll switch to Tanquery. Cheers!

P.S. Tip from a former bartender: To make an excellent martini always make dry vermouth ice. To make dry vermouth ice coat the inside of a martini glass with vermouth and place in the freezer before you shake the booze in your shaker. By the time you’re done shaking and you take the glasses out of the freezer you’ll have the ice for your drink!


283 posted on 08/24/2011 5:21:35 PM PDT by erod (Unlike the President I am a true Chicagoan.)
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To: erod

Nice tip erod. I’m always looking to up the ante on my home bartending skills.

I always like Christmas time when my go-to drink becomes the Peppermint (Vodka) Martini with Absolut Vanilla and white Creme de Menthe and a peppermint stick.

Yum!


284 posted on 08/24/2011 5:26:15 PM PDT by GatorGirl (Herman Cain 2012)
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To: erod

Whoa—thanks for that tip! I’m cutting and pasting the instructions ASAP. Sounds like a winner!

As for the rest, people say vodka has no flavor but it absolutely does [no pun], and I just don’t like it. In an extremely fine Bloody Mary it’s okay, but that’s the only time I don’t mind it. I know it’s very popular and tons of people love it. I just fail to see the appeal.


287 posted on 08/24/2011 5:30:15 PM PDT by Fantasywriter
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To: erod

Excellent tip - I like my drinks cold, so I chill everything first, including the olives! I wonder if you can freeze olives and use them like an ice cube?


291 posted on 08/24/2011 5:53:05 PM PDT by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA (Maxine Waters tells Tea Party to "go to hell" - no thanks, I have no desire to move to your district)
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To: erod
Mmmm.........vermouth ice sounds like a great idea. Will try it.

A bartender also wrote that he used a Brita Water Filter to increase the quality of cheap vodka. He ran $5 Aristocrat Vodka through a Brita Water filter 4 times. Says the end result was comparable to Absolut. The process took about a half hour; you don't have to stand there and watch it. Brita comes with one filter that is good for two weeks.

322 posted on 08/24/2011 9:47:26 PM PDT by Liz ( A taxpayer voting for Obama is like a chicken voting for Col Sanders.)
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