I'm not a virgin anymore!

[yvr girl]

A martini virgin.

Tonight, I had my first real Martini. Gin, Vermouth, Olives. Nothing frou, frou.

I just thought y'all should know.

[Nicole]

1. congrats

:)

[Rabrrrrrr]

2. Yee hah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm so very proud of you, Yvr Girl!

What kind of gin? How much vermouth in proportion to the gin?



But more importantly of all - What did you think of it?!?!?!?!



(and Martini should be capitalized, since it's a name)

[yvr girl]

10. I'm humbled that I made you proud

I went with the Bombay Sapphire. I used 1/2 ounce of vermouth to 2 1/2 ounces of gin. I also made it dirty. I think I'll use less vermouth next time.

I liked it.

[Rabrrrrrr]

32. Woo hoo! I'm glad you liked it!

And I have to say, that's a fair amount of vermouth. It's good that you feel there should be less. :-)

Drink on!

[fluffernutter]

3. did you like it? appletinis and chocotinis are like candy.

the best part of a real martini is the big fat olives, imo.

[Spider Jerusalem]

4. I prefer mine with a twist...

the brininess of the olive just ruins the drink for me.

And the gin should preferably be Sapphire.

[Saffy]

6. Never had a martini I actually liked

I can't stand the taste or smell of gin...maybe I ought to try a vodka martini someday.

I do, however, LOVE the whole aesthetic thing about martini's. The cool glasses, the streamlined martini shakers and glass stirrers, the whole "noir" feeling they evoke. Just can't stand the actual drink...blech*

Saffy

[Spider Jerusalem]

7. Step 1 is to ditch the olive...

step 2 is to go for a more complex, smoother gin like Bombay Sapphire or Tanqueray Malacca or XO that doesn't taste like concentrated essence of pine-scented air freshener.

[Reverend_Smitty]

9. Try a vodka martini...

Get yourself a good bottle of vodka (I was drinking Grey Goose Vanilla the other night) and you can't go wrong. I know this must be sacrilegious but I actually prefer vodka martinis...they are much smoother IMHO. There is just some kitschy goodness to be had with a nice martini

Oh and welcome to DU!
:toast:

[Nicole]

11. welcome to DU!

[Saffy]

23. Thank you very much!

I wish there was an intro board, but why not make my grand entrance on the booze thread, eh? (LOL)

Saffy

[Tsiyu]

33. Welcome Saffy!

You sot, you

[Reverend_Smitty]

5. mmmmm Martinis!

I hope you got it stirred, because James Bond and his shaken business ushered in an era of bruised gin Martinis

[NYC Liberal]

8. I'm still a martini virgin.

:(

[NaturalHigh]

21. Me too.

[Old and In the Way]

12. I like mine with them cocktail onions..........yummmmm

[bvar22]

13. Not a "Martini" w/o an olive.

I believe that a Martini with a small white onion instead of an olive is called a "Gibson".

[miss_kitty]

14. that is true

and purists see red if you are turning that mart into a salad with more than 1 olive. two, if it's a double.

[Schema Thing]

15. Well, you made me look

mmmm, olives.

I recently lost my Chocolate virginity*. I couldn't imagine it beforehand, but I liked it. frou-frou or not, I like Chocolate Martinis.

[russian33]

16. Only vodka martinis for me

Stoli, dry, 3 olives. I'm Russian, so you know, it's kind of mandatory

[Abelman]

17. Interesting...

I lost my martini virginity when visiting Canada. Not too good, I must say.

Gin is like drinking a pine tree, I didn't care for it at all. Now a good vodka martini - shaken, not stirred with a twist - that's the way to go!

[yvr girl]

18. I'm more of a vodka person myself

But I was trying to be a purist. I was advised to go with a premium gin which I did. It helped, because my prior opinion of gin was not good.

[Abelman]

19. Don't know what kind of gin I had

But it was uber-gross.

I'm a Tequila fellow myself, if liquor is there. But a nice beer is more my speed. Just a nice cold draft - so refreshing.

[yvr girl]

20. I only drink beer in the summer and only a

limited variety. I like wheat beer.

[Abelman]

22. My favorite

Wheat beer is my favorite kind. A good full-bodied summer wheat beer like Bell's Oberon. So refreshing.

I've really developed a taste for beer since I swore of all "big" beer companies. I stick to regional microbrews and such. It's so much better.

[indigobusiness]

24. You hussy...

I thought you were saving yourself?

[yvr girl]

25. I sold myself for some premium gin

[indigobusiness]

26. Shameless...

Premium? Well, ok then.

[yvr girl]

27. I may be easy...

but I'm not cheap.

[indigobusiness]

28. I bet you are...

fun to drink with.

And probably very photogenic.

[Nevernose]

29. This thread isn't NEARLY as entertaining as I'd hoped

Hope you had a nice drink, though. Persoanlly, I never liked the things, but those who do hold martinis up as some kind of religious icons.

[NoodleBoy]

30. you know, that invitation to fried chicken and Halo 2 at my dad's house

is still open.

[tuvor]

31. Mmm. Martinis.

Ever been to Delilah's on Comox? Martini Heaven!

[Tsiyu]

34. Now all you need is

Sinatra on the stereo, a slinky outfit and some candles.

We're talkin' Rat Pack City, Sister.

Congratulations on this Sacred Day of Days....


:toast: :party: :toast: :party: :toast:

[yvr girl]

35. How about The Rat Pack, Live at the Sands

Fun cd with Frank and the boys riffing between numbers.

[Tsiyu]

36. Now you're talking

And put on the slinkiest black dress and spikiest heels and start calling forth Dean and Frankie and the Boyz.

After a few Martinis, maybe you can convince them to help out with this whole World-Going-To-Shit thing?

[yvr girl]

37. Little, black dresses and spikey heels don't

exactly scream Saturday morning to me. Besides, I'm off to work. Maybe I'll live the whole retro 60's vibe tonight.

[Tsiyu]

38. Reality bites

have a great day at work