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Caliber1

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Martinis? You rang?:D

 

A martini is a drink consisting of gin' date=' vermouth and a garnish. Some purists allow a drop or two of orange bitters. The garnish is usually either an olive or a lemon twist, although many like their ofives stuffed with bleu cheese, anchovies, garlic, jalapenos, etc. Capers and tomolives are also acceptable.

 

Anything else is NOT a martini. :eek: The others are cocktails served in a martini glass. There's a very "puritst" website called Zigy's Martini Lounge which had a contest a few years back to name these faux martinis. The winner was the term "martinot" (my submission.... yay!) and that term sort of took over.

 

Gin is basically vodka with anywhere from 10 to 25 "botanicals" (herbal flavors) added. The primary addition is juniper..... the Dutch (who invented gin) word for juniper is "ginever". Gin has a lot of flavor and good gin will leave a tingling "burn" on your lips and tongue.

 

Vodka has far less flavor and is usually preferred by martini novices and most women, because it's milder and, in a martinot, the frou-frou aspects cover up the taste of the gin, leaving the primary taste to be chocolate, raspberries, caramel, creme brulee, etc.

 

A "Dirty Martini" is a good "starter" martini, since gin is definitely an acquired taste. Because it includes a teaspoon of olive brine, the gin flavor is masked.

 

On the Conquest (the Liberty's sister ship) last October, I don't remember an ice/martini display in the lobby, and there was no official martini bar, but the wine bar, jazz/cigar lounge, and just about all of the other bars could make any martini you could think of. One night, in the jazz lounge, the Russian bartender treated me to a free double martini in honor of something to do with red thong panties. The details are vague.

 

The classic and specialty martinis are quite large.... all would qualify as doubles and cost no more than what you'd pay in any decent lounge or restaurant at home.

 

As for being too old to drink "real" martinis, I have to say that I'm older than petrified dinosaur dookie, and I'm very fortunate to have no difficulties in mass-consuming good martinis.

 

As for shaken versus stirred, it's a matter of personal taste. The object of a great martini is to have it as cold as possible. Some people even store their gin and martini glasses in the freezer. The vermouth will freeze, so it has to stay in the main part of the fridge. Shaking should be done in a stainless steel shaker because it conducts cold better. The stirring advocates, though, insist that stirring "bruises" the gin, although there's no proof such a thing can occur. The debate intensified once James Bond uttered his famous "Shanken, not stirred" line.

 

Ironically, the "James Bond martini" is actually not a true martini. It's called The Vesper (after his love-interest in Casino Royale) and is made with two or three parts of gin, one part of vodka, one part of French Lillet blonde vermouth, and a lemon twist. They're truly delicious, though, even if they're not "true" martinis.

 

The martini is the original "silver bullet". It glistens in the glass like silver and hits you like a bullet. Coors and Bob Seger "appropriated" the term.

 

Dorothy Parker said of the martini:

 

• I like to have a martini,

Two at the very most.

After three I'm under the table,

after four I'm under my host.

 

If you want to play with The Big Boys, Zigy's Martini Lounge is a very interesting site, with tons of information about martinis in general and their history and preparation, with many links to other sites.

 

I am including a link to the message board. To view the other categories just go to "Home".

 

http://pub27.ezboard.com/fzigysmartiniloungefrm2

 

Allen[/quote']

 

Could you repeat that.

 

Why thank you oh Lord of the Martini. We shall have to enjoy said Martini in just a very few days my good man.

 

Me too. I like it plain, but my DW prefers hers stuffed.:p

 

:eek: :eek: With sausage perhaps. Never had the critter. But I prefer the hairless Beaver myself.:D

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AllyCat81

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The Paparazzi Bar on the Promenade deck aft (just outside the piano bar) is a (predominantly) Martini bar.

 

Ohhh okay. We never got a drink there either. The times we were down that way there was either no bartender there, or we were on our way to dinner and that spot was crowded with the photographers equipment.

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A few years ago, DH and I decided we were grown up enough to learn to drink martinis. Off I go to the liquor store to get the proper ingredients. Back home, we follow the directions and proportions exactly, take one sip and..... GAG!!!:eek:

 

Vermouth is the devil!!!

 

Now I do enjoy a gin & tonic and will drink other "not real" martinis, but if the vermouth bottle so much as touches my glass, then forget it!:p

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A few years ago, DH and I decided we were grown up enough to learn to drink martinis. Off I go to the liquor store to get the proper ingredients. Back home, we follow the directions and proportions exactly, take one sip and..... GAG!!!:eek:

 

Vermouth is the devil!!!

 

Now I do enjoy a gin & tonic and will drink other "not real" martinis, but if the vermouth bottle so much as touches my glass, then forget it!:p

I agree, vermouth is nasty stuff. I will put a couple of drops in the glass, then dump it all out. Any more than that and it ruins it.

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Later' date=' when we're alone and can cuddle. :D[/quote']

 

Uhh....well....NO....:eek: :cool:

 

I'm gonna call an escort service for ya...have them send'ja Trixie or Jenna Swallow....

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I agree, vermouth is nasty stuff. I will put a couple of drops in the glass, then dump it all out. Any more than that and it ruins it.

 

Vermouth is another acquired taste. It actually tastes a lot like sake. One version of the martini is called a "saketini", where sake is substituted for the vermouth.

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Vermouth is another acquired taste. It actually tastes a lot like sake. One version of the martini is called a "saketini"' date=' where sake is substituted for the vermouth.[/quote']

 

Well that makes sense, since I also don't care for sake!:rolleyes:

 

Tried it (warm, no less) at the Sushi bar on the Celebration and could not drink it. And for me to say that, it has to be really bad!!!:eek:

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On X, the freaking martinis were $11/$12 a pop...FTLOG! The Infinity had a very nice martini bar. The selections were amazing Jess...not only did they have chocolate martinis they had CREME BRUELE (sp??) Martinis...

Holy crap were they good!:D

 

 

They're pretty huge, IMO. And for the same price, you can get the "flight" of martinis, which consists of smaller tasting glasses (but still big enough) of six different varieties of martini. I split one flight with my sister and was pretty tipsy. Granted, I'm a lightweight, but a whole flight to one's self should have anybody feeling it, at least a little. Two flights would be a LOT of alcohol for $22...

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If you include the pre-cruise party in FLL' date=' then we're down to .... TEN DAYS![/quote']

 

They're pretty huge, IMO. And for the same price, you can get the "flight" of martinis, which consists of smaller tasting glasses (but still big enough) of six different varieties of martini. I split one flight with my sister and was pretty tipsy. Granted, I'm a lightweight, but a whole flight to one's self should have anybody feeling it, at least a little. Two flights would be a LOT of alcohol for $22...

 

Hmm, a flight of martinis huh. Sounds interesting. Guess I'm gonna have to drink a true martini with Allen on the cruise in just about 10 days.:p :p

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so, you two are gonna hook up, are ya, lol?:p

 

:eek:

 

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To live a life of freedom, machos make a stand,

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Macho, macho man

I've got to be a macho!

 

Macho, macho man

I've got to be, a macho man

Macho, macho man

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Perzactamente' date=' Amigo![/quote']

 

Did you start without us? Dang it!! Martinins all around, on Allen for starting early.:D

 

Not only that, but in the Navy, you can sail the seven seas!:eek:

 

Nevermind. I'll bet those guys wear manpris. Do they Liv?

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