Consolidated "Martini" thread
Jul 6, 2008 | 7:59 pm
#61
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I just now saw your post in the thread in the amex forum. Thanks so much for the suggestion! 
I am not opposed to gin martinis, I just prefer vodka. I will definitely go there on my next trip to London this year. I think a FT Martini Do would be a fun idea sometime!
I am not opposed to gin martinis, I just prefer vodka. I will definitely go there on my next trip to London this year. I think a FT Martini Do would be a fun idea sometime!
http://www.rdwarf.com/users/mink/martinifaq.html#what
Jul 7, 2008 | 3:18 pm
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A month ago I got together with a couple of other FTers at G Lounge in NYC. I remember thinking everything was perfect at that moment. A Grey Goose Martini with tiny little ice crystals, and two new friends!
Aug 4, 2008 | 11:49 pm
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A Vote for "The Vault Martini Bar" in Portland, OR
Had a wonderful Kettle One Vodka Martini with Stuffed Blue Cheese olives here!
http://www.vault-martini.com/
http://www.vault-martini.com/
Aug 5, 2008 | 12:40 am
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SQ F (okay, J!) on a non-busy flight into SIN, from somewhere with a faintly colonial history... with at least 2hrs before descent, enjoying the drink while someone is at the ready to serve up another. 
(Re-booting this thread so that today's thread can be merged into this one!)
PS. Sydney's Shangri La bar, Blu Horizon, makes some good cocktails, especially if you like vodka. Worth a try - and the best view for anyone here for a quick visit - unless you bridge climb.
(Re-booting this thread so that today's thread can be merged into this one!)
PS. Sydney's Shangri La bar, Blu Horizon, makes some good cocktails, especially if you like vodka. Worth a try - and the best view for anyone here for a quick visit - unless you bridge climb.
Last edited by BiziBB; Aug 5, 2008 at 12:46 am
Jul 26, 2009 | 11:26 am
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Martini-no vermouth?
I have ordered (gin) martinis at a number of bars-including Cruise Bar suppposedly Denver's top bar per Denver Magazine-each time I had to ask for some vermouth.
What is going on and since when has this been happening?
After all a martini by definition is gin+vermouth
What is going on and since when has this been happening?
After all a martini by definition is gin+vermouth
Jul 26, 2009 | 11:33 am
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shaken or stirred.....?
shaken or stirred.....?
Jul 26, 2009 | 11:44 am
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Jul 26, 2009 | 4:51 pm
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There is a wide variety of opinions on the proper amount of vermouth to put in a martini. I believe the original ratio of gin to vermouth was something approaching 1:1, but the trend in recent years has been towards smaller amounts of vermouth, with some people (myself included) preferring a drink that might better be described as "cold gin in a glass". With an olive.
I've seen more than one bartender rinse the inside of a martini glass with vermouth, dump it out, then shake the gin with ice and pour it into the glass. I tend to favor this technique.
It's probably best to give the bartender some direction as to the amount of vermouth you want, since there seems to be no real standard.
I've seen more than one bartender rinse the inside of a martini glass with vermouth, dump it out, then shake the gin with ice and pour it into the glass. I tend to favor this technique.
It's probably best to give the bartender some direction as to the amount of vermouth you want, since there seems to be no real standard.
Jul 27, 2009 | 11:53 am
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Many bartenders today think they are show business personalities and not simple alcoholic drink providers. Many mix a drink so fast they have no idea of the normal ingredient proportions, the amount of actual alcohol poured (eg 90% of the time it is light) and sometimes the ingredients. I hate those cheating speed merchants and remember the service at tip time.
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Jul 27, 2009 | 12:01 pm
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Many bartenders today think they are show business personalities and not simple alcoholic drink providers. Many mix a drink so fast they have no idea of the normal ingredient proportions, the amount of actual alcohol poured (eg 90% of the time it is light) and sometimes the ingredients. I hate those cheating speed merchants and remember the service at tip time.
Jul 27, 2009 | 3:17 pm
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Didnt Winston Churchill once say that the perfect martini was drinking cold gin while looking at a bottle of vermouth?
Jul 27, 2009 | 4:29 pm
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