Originally Posted by
gfunkdave
You and I have similar martini tastes, though Plymouth is my favorite gin. Our favorite local bartender recently yelled at me when he discovered I like to shake martinis.
Lol...as he should! I haven't tried Plymouth, and that's a different thread anyway I suppose. I'd still like to hear back from the person who compared Smirnoff to paint stripper. But ultimately, I think the answer is that one's man's paint stripper is another man's top shelf martini

. It usually applies to wines more than liquor but I'm a firm believer in drinking what you like, not what someone says you should like.