Originally Posted by
Martinis at 8
I, a true and living being, shall prove the true case of the matter on shaken vs. stirred this New Year's Eve and report my unquestionable testimonial here on 1 January
Yes, please do! ^
And I'll post some hangover cures.
(Which I will probably need for myself, as well....)
Originally Posted by
number_6
Shaking with ice also does it, however there is also a "metallic" aftertaste sometimes, so shaking does alter other flavours and isn't the preferred method.
Originally Posted by
Martinis at 8
Putting my satire aside for a while, the above is actually correct. I have always thought the "metallic" is due to the ice being mere tap water.
You know, this might sound demented, but what if you made your ice cubes from filtered water with a soupçonné of vermouth? What if you did a similar thing with a vodka martini with Lillet?
Even better, what if we organized a Martini-Do where we could do taste-tests of several gin OR vodka brands, and some blind taste-tests?
I think that would be a LOT of fun!
We could have the gin-drinkers on one side and the vodka people on the other... but wait, what about those of us who are actually willing to do both (a la Fleming) and COMBINE the two? Would we have to be relegated to some bi-alcoholic alcove????
And what about the abominations mixed with sweet liqueurs and fruit juices that masquerade as -tini's ??? (Someone once said they were sugary imposters squatting in a martini glass, I believe....) Would we even let the folks who drink THOSE in the door????