how do you take your martini?

[Taffy_is_a_Taff]

Do you drink vodka or gin martinis?

Also, what else do you like in your martini?

I like a dirty martini (as in with some brine) made with good gin and 3 blue cheese stuffed olives.

[Sjakihata]

give me a beer - and I'll shut up.

[Reverend Joe]

I don't drink martinis. I take my liquor straight-up.

Also, gin tastes like mouthwash to me, and vodka just tastes like rubbing alcohol, so I don't even drink the primary ingredients of a martini.

Jimmy Morrison said it best when he said, "I'm a backdoor man."

[Taffy_is_a_Taff]

come on, my martinis are basically liquor straight up. I only use a little brine. And I like alcohol soaked cheesy olives.

You should give it a try. Except you don't like gin or vodka so I guess my attempt to convert you fails at that point.

[Reverend Joe]

And I like alcohol soaked cheesy olives.

Do you like pickled eggs as well?

[Taffy_is_a_Taff]

Do I like pickled eggs?

er, yeah, actually. Usually after a good session involving lots of beer but yeah nonetheless.

[GoreBag]

Jimmy Morrison said it best when he said, "I'm a backdoor man."

I'm pretty sure that had nothing to do with alcohol. At least...not directly.

I also drink everything straight, so no martinis for me. Pickled eggs are nice and manly though. I haven't had one in ages...

[Taffy_is_a_Taff]

is that Jimmy Morrison reference being used to hint at booze enemas?

Meatwad, is that what you mean when you say you like your booze straight up?

[English assassin]

Well if you are taking your alcohol like that I wouldn't waste good Bombay Sapphire. Gilbeys or Gordons would be perfectly good enough. the exact amount of vermouth would be less critical too.

I still say you should leave out the olives though.

Bottoms up.

;-)

[Reverend Joe]

is that Jimmy Morrison reference being used to hint at booze enemas?

Meatwad, is that what you mean when you say you like your booze straight up?

NO!

[Evil_Maniac From Mars]

Shaken, not stirred. Gin, vodka, whatever. I don't really care.

[Mikeus Caesar]

Shaken, not stirred. Gin, vodka, whatever. I don't really care.

You got there first, i was gonna say that!

[Moros]

Why add somethig to your Vodka?

[Taffy_is_a_Taff]

why add something to your vodka?

why not?

plenty of people use mixers to disguise the vodka taste so that they can get drunk easily, at least a vodka martini is basically a glass of vodka with a vermouth soaked olive. More dressing up straight vodka than anything else.

[Seamus Fermanagh]

All ingredients and tools stored in freezer at roughly 10 degrees fahrenheit.

Shaker, no ice, for mixing.

Bombay Saphire.

French Vermouth, one atomizer misting per 2 shots gin.

Serve in classic martini glass, 3 olives (no brine).

I prefer a cocktail sword, but find toothpicks adequate for the olives.


Seamus


P.S. Friend and I mixed a big batch and had a video festival. All 3 of the original "Thin Man" flicks back to back. Whenever they quaffed on screen, so did we. Finished the flicks, slept well - but a good deal longer than usual. Ahhh, the old grad-school days had their charm.

[Taffy_is_a_Taff]

yep, Bombay Saphire is good stuff (although I've been drinking Hendrick's lately).

Your big batch: did you have the classic martini jug? because it would be awesome if you did.

Edit: I also agree with the martini glass because it would basically be a glass of gin with some floaty bits if you used a hi ball or the like.