On 2005-02-21, Amarantha > wrote:

> Ah, yes, I've had a salty dog But for some reason I thought those were
> made with vodka....

This is because the x/y/z/whatever generation is too wimpy to drink
gin and too lazy too create new names for gin origin/vodka clone
drinks.

nb

Dog3 wrote:
<snip>

> Do you use any vermouth in your martinis?
>
> Michael
Sorry I'm getting back to this late...

When I do, just a drop.

-L.

Amarantha wrote:
> "-L." > wrote in news:1108718490.709167.197730
> @o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com:
>
> >
> > Gin and ruby red grapefruit juice is awesome.
> >
>
> Ooo, sounds good I have these ingredients atm; shall have to try.
What
> proportions do you use, or is that a personal-taste type dealy?
>
> Thanks,
>
> K
> --
> nil illegitimi carborundum

I think I use about 2 shots of gin to an entire glass of ruby red -
maybe 10-12 oz. or so...? YMMV...

-L.

notbob wrote:
> On 2005-02-21, Amarantha > wrote:
>
> > Ah, yes, I've had a salty dog But for some reason I thought
those were
> > made with vodka....
>
> This is because the x/y/z/whatever generation is too wimpy to drink
> gin and too lazy too create new names for gin origin/vodka clone
> drinks.
>
> nb

I drank vodka once - when I was 14. Never liked the stuff since. Just
tastes like terpentine to me. So many people rant and rave about vodka
- to me it just smells like old drunk Uncle Whomever. Ick! Same with
Whiskey.

-L.

notbob > wrote in
:

> On 2005-02-21, Amarantha > wrote:
>
>> Ah, yes, I've had a salty dog But for some reason I thought those
>> were made with vodka....
>
> This is because the x/y/z/whatever generation is too wimpy to drink
> gin and too lazy too create new names for gin origin/vodka clone
> drinks.
>
> nb

Hehe - I suspected something of the sort And I'm perplexed by this new
fad of calling all mixed drinks "martinis". I was on a web board
somewhere, and everyone was saying stuff like, "i had this great martini it
was southern and apple and cinnamon wot's ur fave martini"? I don't get
what's so uncool all of a sudden about the word "cocktail".

K
--
nil illegitimi carborundum

"-L." > wrote in news:1108961682.843193.322230
@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com:

>
> Amarantha wrote:
>> "-L." > wrote in news:1108718490.709167.197730
>> @o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com:
>>
>> >
>> > Gin and ruby red grapefruit juice is awesome.
>> >
>>
>> Ooo, sounds good I have these ingredients atm; shall have to try.
> What
>> proportions do you use, or is that a personal-taste type dealy?
>>
>
> I think I use about 2 shots of gin to an entire glass of ruby red -
> maybe 10-12 oz. or so...? YMMV...
>
> -L.
>

Thanks, I shall experiment Tonight, in fact!
*looks at office job log*
*needs a stiff drink*

K
--
nil illegitimi carborundum

-L. wrote:
> Amarantha wrote:
>
>>"-L." > wrote in news:1108718490.709167.197730
:
>>
>>
>>>Gin and ruby red grapefruit juice is awesome.
>>>
>>
>>Ooo, sounds good I have these ingredients atm; shall have to try.
>
> What
>
>>proportions do you use, or is that a personal-taste type dealy?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>K
>>--
>>nil illegitimi carborundum
>
>
> I think I use about 2 shots of gin to an entire glass of ruby red -
> maybe 10-12 oz. or so...? YMMV...
>
> -L.
>


Three ounces of gin in a tall glass; add grapefruit juice until it
tastes good (about 6 to 10 ounces.) Add a couple of ice cubes. Don't
put the ice in first or the gin will melt it and dilute the drink.

Bob

"-L." > wrote in message
>
> I drank vodka once - when I was 14. Never liked the stuff since. Just
> tastes like terpentine to me. So many people rant and rave about vodka
> - to me it just smells like old drunk Uncle Whomever. Ick! Same with
> Whiskey.

It was probably cheap vodka. Good stuff has no taste to speak of. I wonder
why people drink it, except for the buzz.

Whiskey, OTOH, has a definite odor so I can understand you may not like it.
Cheap Scotch smells and tastes like iodine, but a good single malt can be
enjoyed by sipping.
--
Ed
http://pages.cthome.net/edhome/

On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 20:34:53 -0600, notbob
> wrote:

> This is because the x/y/z/whatever generation is too wimpy to drink
> gin and too lazy too create new names for gin origin/vodka clone
> drinks.

I thought they did...

http://www.drinksmixer.com

Italian Greyhound

An extension on the Greyhound drink, popular in summer.
Credit to Andrew Hildebrand, a bartender at the W hotel, San
Diego.


Ingredients
Scale ingredients to servings

1 1/2 oz Vodka
1/2 oz Campari Bitters
5 oz Grapefruit Juice

Method
Stir the vodka and grapefruit juice together in a highball
glass. Float the Campari over a barspoon onto the top, and
serve.

sf

On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 19:49:18 -0600, notbob > wrote:

>On 2005-02-21, Amarantha > wrote:
>> "-L." > wrote in news:1108718490.709167.197730
>> @o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com:
>
>>> Gin and ruby red grapefruit juice is awesome.
>
>> Ooo, sounds good I have these ingredients atm; shall have to try..
>
>Salt the rim, al a margarita, and you have a Salty Dog.
>
Was served the following this past weekend, which I hadn't had this in
years - I'd forgotten how good they a

@@@@@ Now You're Cooking! Export Format

Cosmopolitan Cocktail

beverages

1 1/4 ounces absolut citron vodka; (about 2 1/2 tablespoons)
1/4 ounce rose's lime juice; (about 3/4 tablespoon)
1/4 ounce triple sec or cointreau; (about 3/4 tablespoon)
1/4 cup cranberry juice
1 cup ice cubes

In a cocktail shaker combine all ingredients. Shake well and strain
into a Martini glass.

Garnish drink with lime.

Yield: makes 1 drink

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
AAC(F)BV66.0748.CA


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old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."

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