Sniffa is trying to make a Maritni

[Rising Phoenix]

[Mutley]

1. Not going well?

[Rising Phoenix]

6. don't know, just started

[MissB]

2. shaken or stirred?

[Rising Phoenix]

5. shaken

[Rabrrrrrr]

9. Did he buy into the James Bond wrong Martini myth?

Martini's should be stirred, not shaken.

Though, for the sake of quickness, I shake mine, slam it on the counter, and then let it sit for the few moments it takes to get the olives or twist ready. After a few moments, the gin resettles down and the bubbles go away.

[rbnyc]

32. I opened this thread just to find you.

:hi:

I knew you'd be here. Let's plan a martini afternoon soon. You can meet my son.

:)

[Rabrrrrrr]

41. And, bloody hell, you found me!

I'd love to do a Martini afternoon, but sadly, you just missed my NYC trip. I was there last weekend, though I was with others, and so there wouldn't have been anyway to hang with you, anyway, sadly. I'm sure I won't be back until next year again.

[rbnyc]

48. cry cry

and sigh.

Hope to catch you next time.

:)

[Kathy in Cambridge]

3. Tell him to just wave the vermouth over the glass

:-)

And it should be very well chilled.

I'll be right over! :beer:

[Rabrrrrrr]

4. A Maritni?

You mean, Martini?

[democracyindanger]

43. No, no--A Maritni.

You know, like Maritni and Rosossni.

[Rabrrrrrr]

46. LOL!

:rofl:

[Xipe Totec]

7. Use Vodka. Gin is crap

[LisaM]

13. Nevair!

Gin, and gin only.

[Xipe Totec]

27. If you really miss the taste of Gin,

Just put a dash of Pine-sol in your vodka. Trust me, you won't be able to tell the difference.

[MissB]

16. Yep.

:D

[NoQuarter]

8. Make sure the vermouth

is merely in the same room. That is close enough to influence the cocktail in the correct amount.

And remember, the colder the better.

Trust me, I am a TRUE professional martini...er...consumer.

[BikeWriter]

31. Hmm, for a not so dry Martini I sometimes wave the Vermouth bottle...

over the drink, still sealed, of course.

[WMliberal]

39. I glance at a bottle of Vermouth from across the room

or bow towards France. All I need is good gin and a salty olive.

[gmoney]

10. He's not using his feet, is he?

Martoeni? Yuck...

[Rising Phoenix]

11. Succesful!!!!

He likes his drink, and we finally got to use those year 2000 Martini glasses. bonus

[Rabrrrrrr]

12. Fantastic!

What kind of gin?

[Rising Phoenix]

14. Three Olives Volka

it had a martini on the bottle, so we figured, what the hell

[Rabrrrrrr]

18. AHHHHHHHHHHH!

Then he made a Vodka Martini, not a Martini.

Still, I hope he likes it. I have not tried Three Olives, though I've seen the bottle many a time. Is it good vodka?

[Rising Phoenix]

20. he seemed to like it

said it had an olive taste to it

[texas1928]

15. Hey I have some 2000 bourbon glasses.

Cool.

[burythehatchet]

17. Save time

hit yourselves on the head with a hammer and when you wake up tomorrow it'll be just like you drank martinis all night.

[mcscajun]

23. Agreed. I tried one once (gin, not Vodka)

and it was without a doubt the most foul thing I'd ever tried.

[Rising Phoenix]

19. All finished

glug, glug, glug
finished with the drink that is...

[Rabrrrrrr]

21. Then fire up another one!

Good God, you can't have just one!

Remember, as Dorothy Parker said, "One martini is not enough, two is too many and three is just right."

[Rising Phoenix]

25. he's moved on to beer

:9

[SmileyBoy]

29. He's gonna get BLITZED tonight!!!

:beer:

[DS1]

35. ahh thirsty thursday

[Pied Piper]

42. She also said

and I am paraphrasing somewhat:

I love to drink a martini
One or two at most
Three, I'm under the table
And four, I'm under the host!

[mcscajun]

22. Granted, the Martini is one of most foul drinks ever concocted by man...

...if you're going to make it, you may as well do it properly.

First, you need a bar mixing cup (glass, not metal) -- 1/2 filled with cracked ice. While you're assembling the ingredients, add ice and water to the intended martini glass or glasses to properly chill them. Leave the ice water in there until you're ready to pour your Martini.

Your vermouth and gin should also be kept in the refrigerator to properly chill -- well before you make this elixir.

For each Martini, add 1 1/2 oz of gin (or vodka) to the mixing cup, plus a DASH of Dry Vermouth. Stir with a long handled bar spoon about 10-20 times, no longer, depending on how dilute you'd like your drink.

Dump the ice water from your waiting martini glasses, and using a bar strainer fitted to the mixing cup, pour your concoction into the martini glasses and serve with one or three olives.

[LynneSin]

24. I hope he makes them better than you spell em!

:D

[trackfan]

26. We had martinis at Musso & Frank last night

Now that is a good martini! The bartender appears to have at least 50 years experience.

[GalleryGod]

40. Be there in a few days! L.A. here I Come!

:woohoo:

Love M & F !:woohoo:

[pdx_prog]

28. A Snifftini?

Too bad they don't make ice cubes shaped like toes....lol

[Rabrrrrrr]

30. AHHHH! Don't desecrate the Martini name by making new words

from it!

It's not a Snifftini, it's a Sniffa Cocktail.

Martini is a NAME, like Bonneville or Rib-Eye or Elbow.

Cocktail is the category, like car, meat, or pasta.

Anyone putting "tini" at the end of a drink should have his testicles cut off in public with a fly fishing rod (or if a her, then something suitably equivalent) and forced to do public service for 900,000,000 hours pearching the word of cocktail purity to our youngsters and trendy yuppies.

[A HERETIC I AM]

44. Public Fly-rod De-Testicleazation is TRULY a lost art

one not often practiced in polite society these days. A decent vodka martini should go down like lemony ice water. (If you like a twist with it that is) A decent Gin martini doesnt exist!!!

[swimboy]

33. Try Bombay Sapphire Gin sometime for a good martini.

[Greyhound]

45. Mmmmm. I like Boodles too, each one is distinct. n/t

[Rabrrrrrr]

47. Mmmm...Boodles is nice, indeed!

[DS1]

34. Don't let him fool you, you're supposed to dip olives in the drink

not your toes ;-)

[YellowRubberDuckie]

36. MRS?!

Did I miss Sniffa getting married? Damn. I leave DU for two weeks, and everything is weird and changes.
Duckie

[lumberingbear]

37. Cheers!

and to your's and sniffa's health!

[SkipNewarkDE]

38. Martini's are just an excuse...

... to drink Vodka ( or gin ) straight, or nearly so.

Kinda like a VO Manhattan is a reason to drink VO straight.