Comments on: The Martini Companion http://thespiritworld.net/2005/12/25/the_martini_companion/ Quenching your thirst with sips, nips and tipples. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:51:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Brenda Pederson http://thespiritworld.net/2005/12/25/the_martini_companion/#comment-196 Mon, 26 Dec 2005 06:28:14 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2005/12/25/the_martini_companion/#comment-196 :-) Yes, some martini lovers stick with the original gin and swear it's the only true martini, but the Vodka Martini is generally pretty well accepted - although that is "regular" vodka, none of those fancy-pants flavored things! <br /> <br /> This is the only cocktail I'm aware of that by just changing the garnish, you change the name of the drink! A Martini (gin) with cocktail onions instead of olives is a Gibson. :-) Yes, some martini lovers stick with the original gin and swear it’s the only true martini, but the Vodka Martini is generally pretty well accepted - although that is “regular” vodka, none of those fancy-pants flavored things!

This is the only cocktail I’m aware of that by just changing the garnish, you change the name of the drink! A Martini (gin) with cocktail onions instead of olives is a Gibson.

]]> by: Donavan Hall http://thespiritworld.net/2005/12/25/the_martini_companion/#comment-195 Mon, 26 Dec 2005 03:56:45 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2005/12/25/the_martini_companion/#comment-195 One of my coworkers is a martini nut. I mentioned one day that I had a martini the previous night. He asked me what kind. "A Chocolate martini," I said. "With chocolate flavored vodka." He wrinkled his nose and said that my drink may have been served in a martini glass, but it was no martini. When I asked him what a real martini was, he said, "Gin." I've never seen chocolate flavored gin. One of my coworkers is a martini nut. I mentioned one day that I had a martini the previous night. He asked me what kind. “A Chocolate martini,” I said. “With chocolate flavored vodka.” He wrinkled his nose and said that my drink may have been served in a martini glass, but it was no martini. When I asked him what a real martini was, he said, “Gin.” I’ve never seen chocolate flavored gin.

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