martini [attn LMNO]

[LMNO]

I love me a martini.  I haven't found a place that really puts care into it though.  And fuck vodka in a martini.

Also Beefeater or GTFO. 

What the fuck?  The only time Beefeater has been good was when it was a 1985 post-hardcore band from DC.

[Eater of Clowns]

I love me a martini.  I haven't found a place that really puts care into it though.  And fuck vodka in a martini.

Also Beefeater or GTFO. 

What the fuck?  The only time Beefeater has been good was when it was a 1985 post-hardcore band from DC.

Look, I've developed expensive taste for single malts and beer.  Allow me my cheap liquor!

When I replace the bottle I have it'll probably be something better.  I've had it for a year and I'm about 1/3 of the way through, I'll let you know what I choose in 2012.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

I have never had a martini that I liked, ever. BUT, I have this sense that it's not because I think martinis are gross, but rather because I've never had a good martini, so I keep trying.

Also, MAN those things will fuck me up.

[LMNO]

[PEDANTIC, ADMITTEDLY]

Is not martini, is Hearst.  Is cocktail.




sorry about that.

[/PEDANTIC, ADMITTEDLY]

[Triple Zero]

I'm trying one now with some bits of lemon rind, slightly bruised and rubbed around the glass, instead of an olive.

And DAMN.

I gotta say I greatly prefer this to the olive (which doesn't exactly add very much taste to the drink, but just sort of sits at the bottom soaking up booze?).

[LMNO]

Yeah, I've always been more of a lemon twist fan.

[Eater of Clowns]

Ah, the incredibly wet martini.  I've found that I really enjoy something my local bartender calls a "Hearst", due to a legend that it was what William Randolph Hearst used to drink.

It's equal amounts Gin and Sweet (Red) vermouth, with a dash of angostura bitters, and a dash of orange bitters. 

It's really quite good.  The bitters add a nice touch.

Drinking this right now, out of curiosity.  I was missing the orange bitters, but I still like it.  Thanks for the suggestion.

[Jasper]

Oh fuck me has it really been four years since my last martini?

Wait, I'm 23.  That's not so bad, then. 

[LMNO]

Ah, the incredibly wet martini.  I've found that I really enjoy something my local bartender calls a "Hearst", due to a legend that it was what William Randolph Hearst used to drink.

It's equal amounts Gin and Sweet (Red) vermouth, with a dash of angostura bitters, and a dash of orange bitters. 

It's really quite good.  The bitters add a nice touch.

Drinking this right now, out of curiosity.  I was missing the orange bitters, but I still like it.  Thanks for the suggestion.

Perhaps a twist of orange peel would work...

[Triple Zero]

For lack of a lemon, I used orange zest/twist for today's martini. Which makes it no longer a proper martini, I know.

But it tastes good. A bit reminiscent of Cointreau.