On 2005-01-14, Jessica V. > wrote:

> If it's served in a cocktail glass it's a martini, them's the rules now.

Not so. A cocktail is a mixed drink. There are all kinds of cocktail
glasses. Margarita, highball, collins, old fashioned, colada, whiskey sour,
etc. Granted, the cone shaped martini glass has been associated with a few
other drinks, but they've all been typically variations of the gin martini,
like the gibson, gimlet, vodka martini. Obviously, things have evolved. In
the last 10 years, everything from grasshoppers to chocolate milkshakes are
being served in a martini glass. As a geezer, I deplore it. Shows no class
....no glass class. But, I be damned if I'll lose any sleep over it. Think
I'll have a brandy and water in a whiskey glass, instead.

nb