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11-12-2013, 09:42 AM | #1 | |
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Re: How to Make a Good Martini
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11-10-2013, 12:05 PM | #2 |
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Re: How to Make a Good Martini
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Whatever ratio of gin to vermouth you use. Put them in the shaker and let them sit for a time so they get cold. Condensation on the shaker is about the right length of time. Put ice in your glass so it gets cold. Shake the S.H.I.T. out of the shaker, enough to splinter the ice and then pour the contents into your emptied, cold glass. Hold the glass up to the setting sun so that the ice splinters are melted by the sunlight, thereby capturing the sunlight in the glass. Drink before the temperature of the martini gets too warm and the sunlight escapes. This ritual is optional for subsequent martinis, in case of emergencies and in Arizona. YMMV.
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11-10-2013, 12:07 PM | #3 | |
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11-10-2013, 02:54 PM | #4 |
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Re: How to Make a Good Martini
Wait...wait...but do you stand on your left foot or
someone else's while you shake? And how much thrust of the hips while you do it?
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11-11-2013, 10:32 AM | #5 | ||
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11-11-2013, 01:34 PM | #6 |
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Re: How to Make a Good Martini
Made with pine resin? Geez, must taste like a Greek IPA.
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11-11-2013, 01:45 PM | #7 |
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Re: How to Make a Good Martini
I like just a little vermouth. I put ice in my shaker, pour in about 1/4 shot of vermouth, swirl it a bit so that some of the vermouth coats the ice and then pour the vermouth out.
Then I add my gin and give it all a good shake. I like a variety of different gins, however there is a one local one (the name escapes me at the moment as I suffer from CRS) that has a lot of Juniper in it and I tend to use that one the most.
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11-11-2013, 02:14 PM | #8 | |
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11-11-2013, 02:56 PM | #9 |
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11-11-2013, 08:43 PM | #10 |
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Re: How to Make a Good Martini
There is nothing about a martini that I like, not into gin, vermouth or olives, I do kind of like that the name sounds a bit like Martian or Dean Martin for that matter... but that's about it.
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11-11-2013, 10:06 PM | #11 |
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Re: How to Make a Good Martini
So why post?
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11-11-2013, 10:08 PM | #12 |
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11-11-2013, 10:40 PM | #13 |
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Why do birds suddenly appear, every time you are near?
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11-12-2013, 06:12 AM | #15 |
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Re: How to Make a Good Martini
Gin ain't terrible. Never tried a purist martini. I just mix belvedere, a splash of olive juice, and garnish with a garlic-stuffed olive.
I like gin and tonics, so maybe I should give it a shot. I just can't stand the taste of vermouth. As far as piney tasting IPA's, I'd have to agree with Tom. I really only like citrus-y hops like Centennial. I'm more of a stout drinker myself though.
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11-12-2013, 08:43 AM | #16 |
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Sounds like we are on the same page with beer and martinis, Peter.
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11-12-2013, 08:59 AM | #17 |
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Re: How to Make a Good Martini
Not much of an IPA fan myself, but I do love me some stout
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11-12-2013, 10:17 PM | #19 |
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Re: How to Make a Good Martini
Some say that martinis are an acquired taste. Well, I seem to have acquired it from my very first sip in the martini bar at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis years ago. And yes, it DOES need to be gin ... a good London Dry please ... and don't spare the vermouth. Now, for the ultimate gasp ... I can't think of anything that pairs better with a good cigar ... not whiskey, not scotch, not beer.
Jet fuel, pine trees, whatever ... I've heard them all. My problem with martinis ... other than the one my liver doctor might mention ... is I wish I could drink more than two without wanting to take a nap. |