Cocktail Hour

[SteveDallas]

Originally Posted by scboxer

And I'm so glad to see all the many who know that a martini is only gin...I was starting to get discouraged/irritated about this very subject recently.
My faith has been restored!

Just to be clear (and not to deny your faith!), I like my martini with vermouth. Now I understand this is heresy to many current martini drinkers, but in my mind the presence or absence of vermouth is a minor quibble compared to the outright heresy of the so-called "vodka martini".

Originally Posted by SteveDallas

Just to be clear (and not to deny your faith!), I like my martini with vermouth. Now I understand this is heresy to many current martini drinkers, but in my mind the presence or absence of vermouth is a minor quibble compared to the outright heresy of the so-called "vodka martini".

I just went to a bar where they did not know you were supposed to put zest, or vermouth in a martini...
He finally admitted that he had not gone to school or read a book on mixing and asked me questions on drinks for about ten minuets.
Though, I have no issue with leaving-out either, as long as it is intentional.

I just can't see getting a job and not going out and reading how to do it... the epitome of slack.