"modom (palindrome guy)" <moc.etoyok@modom> wrote in message
>
> Martini is exactly what is called for. Regardless of the shape of the
> glass, freeze it, pour in a little dry vermouth, swish it around, pour
> out what's not frozen to the glass of any shape, add very cold Bombay
> Sapphire and two olives.
>

Not liking olives all that much, I use onions, but the method is a good one.
Just a hint of vermouth; any more overpowers the gin and wastes the money
spent on the botanicals.

Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
> "modom (palindrome guy)" <moc.etoyok@modom> wrote in message
>> Martini is exactly what is called for. Regardless of the shape of the
>> glass, freeze it, pour in a little dry vermouth, swish it around, pour
>> out what's not frozen to the glass of any shape, add very cold Bombay
>> Sapphire and two olives.
>>
>
> Not liking olives all that much, I use onions, but the method is a good one.
> Just a hint of vermouth; any more overpowers the gin and wastes the money
> spent on the botanicals.
>
>
My father always liked his with a lemon twist. We always seemed to have
a poor slowly denuded lemon drying up in the fridge later to be tossed
down the disposal once all the peel was gone.

On Fri, 06 Jul 2007 20:29:47 -0500, "modom (palindrome guy)"
<moc.etoyok@modom> wrote:

>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?)
>>
>>Bob
>
>Martini is exactly what is called for. Regardless of the shape of the
>glass, freeze it, pour in a little dry vermouth, swish it around, pour
>out what's not frozen to the glass of any shape, add very cold Bombay
>Sapphire and two olives.
>
>Works with my wife every time.

I like the way you think!
--

History is a vast early warning system
Norman Cousins

"zxcvbob" > wrote in message
...
>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?)
>
> Bob

You got yourself a dandy gin, so don't mess around with it. Schweppes tonic
water, a good-sized lime wedge, and a bunch of ice. That's it.

Felice

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?)
>
> Bob

Dunno, I like the Tanqueray Ten personally. I think it qualifies as
expensive, but since a bottle lasts me about five years the price is
pretty much irrelevant. It's nearly always used for gin and tonic.

Pete C.

zxcvbob > wrote:
>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.

Do it with your normal G&T setup. You'll notice the
difference and realize it's always worth the premium
price.

>A real Martini, maybe? (Can I still call it a Martini if I use the
>wrong shaped glass?)

Yes. That's a cocktail glass. Martinis are properly
served in DOFs.

--Blair
"And stirred."

Blair P. Houghton > wrote:

>That's a cocktail glass. Martinis are properly
>served in DOFs.

Double Old-Fashioned glasses?

Why, or from when and where, was this proper for Martinis?

Steve

Steve Pope > wrote:
>Blair P. Houghton > wrote:
>
>>That's a cocktail glass. Martinis are properly
>>served in DOFs.
>
>Double Old-Fashioned glasses?
>
>Why, or from when and where, was this proper for Martinis?

Because it's proper for any proper drink.

--Blair

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

>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.

I'm not a gin drinker. In fact, I dislike the taste. However, my wife
is a gin & tonic drinker and usually buys Seagram.

One of our houseguests brought her a bottle of Bombay Sapphire in a
royal blue velvet bag (which I inherited), and she used it for G&T's
for the two nights he was staying with us. But after he went, what was
left went into the back of the drinks cupboard until his next visit.

Since I don't drink gin I wasn't aware that, to a gin drinker, there
can be a lot of difference between the tastes of various brands ...
and my wife found the Bombay Sapphire a bit too sweet for her taste.

I suppose it's a bit like the differences between vodkas, only less
subtle. My favourite is vodka Abosult or ... if I'm flush ... 42 Below
(a New Zealand vodka). Wonderful in a martini, regardless of the glass
.... but even better straight out of the freezer or on its own over
crushed ice.

BTW - someone who had an office on the same floor of the building I
worked in years ago was partial to drinking gin straight or with a
little water. No tonic. No lemon or lime.

His office was right next to a well known restaurant and wine critic
who, like me, couldn't stand the taste of gin whatever it was or was
not mixed with. But when the gin drinker retired, we all shared a
drink of gin & water with him in his office on his final day (before
adjourning to the pub on the opposite corner for some serious
drinking).


--

una cerveza mas por favor ...

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

>A real Martini, maybe? (Can I still call it a Martini if I use the
>wrong shaped glass?)

Sapphire is perfect for a dry martini.
--

History is a vast early warning system
Norman Cousins

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?)
>

I used to swear by gin and Schweppes Bitter Lemon. But as the years
went by, the Bitter Lemon became more and more difficult to find. So I
performed an experiment, and found that gin goes very nicely with
lemonade, an amazingly refreshing drink!

As for expensive gins, on the rocks with a twist works well for me.

Barry in Indy

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.

Here in Ontario (Canada), Bombay Sapphire, regular Tanqueray, Seagrams
Gin or any other of the true gins are all the same alcohol percentage
by volume, namely 40% (80 proof). Tanqueray Number Ten is 47.3% (94.6
proof), damn expensive though, $41.15 for a 750ml bottle, compared to
$26.15 for the 40% stuff. The imported gins like Bombay Sapphire and
Tanqueray definitely taste better than the locally distilled gins, to
my taste anyway. Canadian distilled gins taste and smell more like
perfume.
Tanqueray and tonic is my favourite summer drink.

Ross.

> wrote:

>Here in Ontario (Canada), Bombay Sapphire, regular Tanqueray, Seagrams
>Gin or any other of the true gins are all the same alcohol percentage
>by volume, namely 40% (80 proof). Tanqueray Number Ten is 47.3% (94.6
>proof), damn expensive though, $41.15 for a 750ml bottle, compared to
>$26.15 for the 40% stuff. The imported gins like Bombay Sapphire and
>Tanqueray definitely taste better than the locally distilled gins, to
>my taste anyway. Canadian distilled gins taste and smell more like
>perfume.
>Tanqueray and tonic is my favourite summer drink.

When I was in Montreal recently I noticed several gins being
lower proof than I'm used to in the US. Including Beefeaters. Are
these made in Canada instead of the UK?

I know the beverage industry in Canada has a very strong lobby.

Steve

"zxcvbob" > wrote in message
...
>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?)
>
> Bob

Gin Fizz!

Combine in a shaker:
2 ounces Bombay Sapphire Gin
1 tbsp superfine sugar (bartender's sugar)
juice of 1/2 lemon
juice of 1 lime
1 egg white
ice

Shake vigorously. Shake some more. If you're arm feels like it's going to fall off,
switch arms and shake some more. If you're using pasteurized egg whites, shake even
more.
Strain into a glass and add a few ounces of seltzer or club soda. Enjoy!

Or, you can try a martini or two...

Classic Martini
1/2 oz dry vermouth
3 1/2 oz Gin

Fill glass with ice, add alcohol, and stir. Shake into a chilled glass, and serve
with a lemon twist, olives, or cocktail onions

Black & Blue Martini
2 oz Gin
2 oz Vodka
1/2 oz Dry Vermouth

Same as above.

OR try a Salty Dog:
Fill shaker glass with ice, add 2 oz gin and fill with grapefruit juice. Shake
vigorously. Rub glass rim with lime and dip in kosher salt. Strain into salted glass.

kimberly

"zxcvbob" > wrote in message
...
> 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?)
>
>

I prefer cheaper gins for G&Ts. The cheaper gins have much more bite and it
works better with the tonic water. Bombay works great in martinis. Get
some really good dry white vermouth and a jar of olives.

Paul