Quoting Michael Loo to Jim Weller <=-

Lately I've been playing around
with variations on short, strong, gin forward cocktails based
on traditional martinis or negronis but with a hint of fruit.
Tonight's pre dinner cocktail as I type away is a wet (2:1) martini
with a teaspoon of cranberry cocktail and a lemon squeeze, no olive.
It's a beautiful very pale pink the same colour as if I had added a
dash of Angostura bitters, with just a subtle touch of berry
flavour. Very nice and will make it again.

Sounds attractive, but (my taste only) I might
like the dash of bitters.

I am fond of bitters and add them to things quite often.

Dry Martini
2 oz dry gin
1 oz dry vermouth
1 ds Curacao
2 ds orange bitters
Louis' Mixed Drinks, 1905

On the other extreme is the Churchill martini: Straight gin, shaken
with ice and served in a martini glass. When asked how much vermouth
he would like in his drink, "I would like to observe the vermouth
from across the room while I drink my martini."



Cheers

Jim


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Quoting JIM WELLER to MICHAEL LOO <=-

On the other extreme is the Churchill martini: Straight gin, shaken
with ice and served in a martini glass. When asked how much vermouth
he would like in his drink, "I would like to observe the vermouth
from across the room while I drink my martini."

I use a small splash of vermouth, just enough to impart a bit of it's
flavour. Also a splash of olive brine and 3 olives in the glass. Funny
how this is the one cocktail everyone likes just a bit different isn't it?

I recently was out for lunch with a friend and asked for a martini, the
waitress said "I don't know how to work the blender." My mouth dropped
open and I replied "That's okay, just gin and tonic please."

Shawn

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Hello Shawn,

10 May 18 11:33 at you wrote to JIM WELLER:

I recently was out for lunch with a friend and asked for a martini,
the waitress said "I don't know how to work the blender." My mouth dropped open and I replied "That's okay, just gin and tonic please."

You should have said "That's okay, I like mine shaken not stirred." :D

Later,
Sean

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Quoting Sean Dennis to Shawn Highfield <=-

You should have said "That's okay, I like mine shaken not stirred." :D

I like them stirred but not in a blender. LOL

Shawn

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Hello Shawn,

11 May 18 16:12 at you wrote to me:

I like them stirred but not in a blender. LOL

Yeah, that was my point, heh. "Stir it, don't kill it!"

Short funny true story: when I was in the Army, I had went out with some friends to a bar (this was during my drinking phase). I had asked the pretty young bartender for a Sloe Comfortable Screw.

She slapped me across my face.

I blinked and told her that it was a drink and that I wasn't hitting on her. While my friends laughed, the manager came running up and demanded to know what happened. He apologized profusely and comped me the night's drinks.

I never did see that bartender again.

Later,
Sean

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Quoting Shawn Highfield to Jim Weller <=-

martini

I use a small splash of vermouth, just enough to impart a bit of
it's flavour.

Lately I've been making them 2:1 so the vermouth is quite dominant
but really dry ones are quite good too. My step son's then step son
made 5:1 Beefeater martinis at a drink station at my step son's
second wedding which were very popular with the crowd. That marriage
didn't last long but my granddaughter Neekha still considers
Sebastian (the bartender) to be her big brother.

Also a splash of olive brine

I like them dirty on occasion as well.

3 olives in the glass.

Sometimes olives, sometimes a lemon twist. I guess I like all the
various versions of them.

Funny how this is the one cocktail everyone likes just a bit
different isn't it?

There are certainly some strong opinions out there about which one
the correct one is.

I recently was out for lunch with a friend and asked for a martini,
the waitress said "I don't know how to work the blender." My mouth dropped open

I guess! I wonder what monstrosity that place served but also how
clueless a person would have to be to not know how to use a blender.

From: Casino Royale, the IBA and Esquire via Wikipedia

--MM

The Vesper Martini

IBA version
2 oz gin
1/2 oz vodka
1/4 oz Lillet Blanc

Shake over ice until well chilled, then strain into a deep goblet
and garnish with a thin slice of lemon peel.

Back story: The drink was invented and named by Ian Fleming in the
1953 James Bond novel Casino Royale."A dry martini. In a deep
champagne goblet. Three measures of Gordon's, one of vodka, half a
measure of Kina Lillet. Shake it very well until it's ice-cold, then
add a large thin slice of lemon peel. Got it?" "I never have more
than one drink before dinner. But I do like that one to be large and
very strong and very cold and very well-made. I hate small portions
of anything." Named in the novel after Vesper Lynd. "I was born in
the evening ... on a very stormy evening"

Contemporary versions: Since Gordon's Gin has been reformulated
(lower proof) and Kina Lillet had the formula changed, substitutes
must be made to recapture the original flavour of the drink. Lillet
Blanc had the quinine removed. Cocchi Americano can be used instead
to give a more bitter finish. Use 100 proof vodka to bring the
alcohol content back to 1953 levels. And use 94 proof Tanqueray,
Bombay Sapphire or Beefeater if available instead of 75 proof
Gordon's. The reason to shake rather than stir the drink is to gain
a little extra dilution from the melting ice as this is a very
potent drink otherwise.

Esquire printed the following update of the recipe in 2006: Shake
(if you must) with plenty of cracked ice. 3 oz Tanqueray gin, 1 oz
100-proof [50%] Stolichnaya vodka, ?1/2 oz Lillet Blanc, ?1/8
teaspoon (or less) quinine powder or, in desperation, 2 dashes of
bitters. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and twist a large
swatch of thin-cut lemon peel over the top. To recapture the Bond
theme the recipe ends with "shoot somebody evil."

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Cheers

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Quoting JIM WELLER to SHAWN HIGHFIELD <=-

Lately I've been making them 2:1 so the vermouth is quite dominant
but really dry ones are quite good too. My step son's then step son

I won't judge until I try it. I will try it in the next day or two.

didn't last long but my granddaughter Neekha still considers
Sebastian (the bartender) to be her big brother.

LOL I guess. :)

Sometimes olives, sometimes a lemon twist. I guess I like all the
various versions of them.

I have some nice pickled onions I made, I'll try a gibson after the above
tomorrow and let you know. <G>

I guess! I wonder what monstrosity that place served but also how
clueless a person would have to be to not know how to use a blender.

I almost begged her to make it.... After my 2'nd GnT I was ready to try a
Blended Martini. I didn't. <G>

Shawn

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Quoting Shawn Highfield to Jim Weller <=-

I have some nice pickled onions I made, I'll try a gibson after the
above tomorrow and let you know. <G>

Another respectable variation! Almond stuffed olives are another
fine garnish. They turn a martini into a Boston Bullet ...

--MM

Boston Bullet

2 oz gin
1/2 oz dry vermouth
1 almond stuffed olive

Stir the gin and vermouth in a mixing glass with ice and strain into
a cocktail glass. Garnish with an almond stuffed olive.

www.cocktaildb.com

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Cheers

Jim


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Quoting JIM WELLER to SHAWN HIGHFIELD <=-

I have some nice pickled onions I made, I'll try a gibson after the

Another respectable variation! Almond stuffed olives are another
fine garnish. They turn a martini into a Boston Bullet ...

I'll admit the gibson was good. The onion changed the flavour just a bit,
more sweet then salty. I have a jar of almond stuffed olives (just
because I love olives) I'll try. You're giving me great reasons to have a
cocktail in the evening. <G>

Shawn

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Quoting Shawn Highfield to Jim Weller <=-

the gibson was good. The onion changed the flavour just
a bit, more sweet then salty. I have a jar of almond stuffed olives
(just because I love olives) I'll try. You're giving me great
reasons to have a cocktail in the evening. <G>

Although I like chilies in a lot of things, I don't endorse this
next one:

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

Title: Fire-Tini
Categories: Alcohol, Beverages, Chilies, Pickles
Yield: 1 Serving

2 1/2 oz Gin
2 ds Dry Vermouth
Pickled Jalapeno Slices

Using a shaker filled with ice, combine all ingredients. Shake
well. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with pickled
jalapeno slices.

Source: "Manitoba Liquor Control Commission"

From: Allen Prunty To: Chile-Heads

MMMMM

My tagline says it all...

Cheers

Jim

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Quoting JIM WELLER to SHAWN HIGHFIELD <=-

Although I like chilies in a lot of things, I don't endorse this
next one:

I have some pickled jalapeno slices, but I just don't think I would
enjoy it... Although then again maybe I would. I'll try it when I have
some cheaper gin. I spoiled myself and bought some ungava Canadian gin.
(If you haven't tried it and you can find it, please give it a shot it's
very good. My ex isn't a gin drinker and she enjoyed it too!)

Shawn

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