On Fri, 06 Jul 2007 18:47:25 -0500, zxcvbob >
wrote:

>I bought a bottle of expensivish gin yesterday, instead of the
>moderately cheap stuff I usually get. It cost twice as much than my
>Seagram's, and is about 20% stronger. I just wanted to see what the
>difference was.
>
>Is there anything I need to try with it that I normally wouldn't drink
>with cheaper gin? I usually have gin & tonic in the summer, or
>sometimes gin & Fresca. I had a shot last night, chilled and it did
>taste better like that than Seagram's, but that could have just been the
>higher alcohol content which numbs ones taste buds.
>
>A real Martini, maybe? (Can I still call it a Martini if I use the
>wrong shaped glass?)

NOOO! You cannot call it a martini if it is not in the correct glass!
Das ist verboten!!! You will be hauled off to the hoosegow and beaten
with cocktail sticks.

TammyM, channelling Bubba Vic