Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Thu 13 Jan 2005 07:05:36p, zxcvbob tittered and giggled, and giggled
> and tittered, and finally blurted out...
>
>
>>Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>
>>>Unusual and scrumptious, maybe, but _not_ a martini. There should be a
>>>law governing what can be called a martini. I'm not even sure vodka
>>>should qualify! <G>
>>>
>>
>>Vodka is OK if you call it a "vokda martini". No other spirits are
>>allowed to use the work "martini", not even white rum (and vermouth.)
>>If you wanna get creative, you use different garnishes.
>>
>>Bob
>>
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>
> Okay, I'll give you that. I just happen to not like vodka...for anything.
> Must be genetic, but it all tastes terrible to me, regardless of brand or
> quality.
>
> My favorite martinis? Gin (various brands), of course, and either with
> olives or as a gibson with onions.
>
> Wayne


I don't like martinis at all. That's not the point.

There's some kind of Russian (maybe Polish) vodka I bought a few years
ago in a ridiculously tall bottle, onion shaped like a Russian Orthodox
church dome. That vodka tasted very good as straight shots if you
stored the bottle in the deep freezer (or outside tonight cuz it's gonna
drop to -15 F.)

Cheap vodka is kind of harsh even when it's super-chilled.

Vodka is so highly distilled I don't understand why it doesn't all taste
the same.

My spirit of choice lately is Seagram's gin, mixed with tonic or Fresca,
but I might have a brandy or a whiskey tonight because it's so cold.

Best regards,
Bob