to think that no one could really like martinis?

[Bogeyface]

Having a chat with my sister earlier about her works do that I am invited to. It is James Bond themed and she said we should drink martinis when we are getting ready.

She has never had one and when I told that it was basically gin with a teeny bit of vermouth in it, she was appalled. They are gopping! Vodka martinis are barely any better.

Does anyone actually like them?

Iv'e never had one, I don't like gin.

Dear God, I bloody love martinis. Love gin. Love vermouth. Love olives. What's NOT to love?!

And the cucumber martini at The Sanderson is truely a work of art in a glass.

I like vodka ones

To a point.

Yep

Espresso martini - tis the only acceptable version :)

I don't like gin.

Porn Star Martinis are gorgeous (slug & lettuce recipe)
Vanilla Vodka with passion fruit purée and a shot of cava! Strangley lovely but I'm not very classy

Oooh yes I love them.

I love them. When I was younger me and a friend would mix beer, martini and vodka together. How my liver survived I do not know

Martinis are bloody gross!

Cosmos on the other hand are lovely... Not very James bond though!

I love them! My favourites are a dirty martini or watermelon. Beautiful!

My favourite drink in the entire world!!

So dry there's barely any vermouth (As Noel Coward said "Just pour a glass of gin and wave it in the general direction of Italy" )

2 x olives, a tiny bit dirty.

I am on first name terms with the 3 bartenders I've found here in Leeds who can make one properly!

Mmmmmm!

YANBU. They are gross but look cool. I do like to swipe DH's martini olives though.

I like them. :)

Cucumber, lychee, peach, French...all delicious martinis!

chocolate martinis are lush

What's the dirty bit?

Don't get me started on twatty fruity ones and espresso ones. Insulting to the art of the drink.

Even vodka is an abomination.

A classy drink for a sophisticated palate. Not brightly coloured alcopop in a martini glass

Dirty = adding a bit of the brine from the olive jar.

Yum!

YANBU

I hate gin

Lol at the Noel Coward quote, Bunny.

Winston Chruchill used to say he liked his martini so dry you'd just show it the vermouth from across the room......

I stand corrected!

I love a nice G&T, but cant stand "raw" gin.

And I totally agree with Bunny that anything that isnt gin and vermouth isnt a martini, but vodka martinis I will just about put up with! But......if the gin has barely any V in it, then how can you tell? why not just drink gin with an olive in it?

Cosmopolitans are lovely, I will get her onto those instead!

bunny is my concoction acceptable?

I was in the US for business once, and company I was visiting took me to a martini bar (I love martinis BTW). It was an awesome experience - took some time to order each drink as the waitress went through the questions:

1. Gin or vodka?
2. Which type of gin (she ran through a list of about 8 gins)
3. What type of olive (NB smoked olives are Not Great in a martini)
4. Ice
5. Shaken or stirred (yes really, though she recommended stirring)
6. Type of glass

It was fabulous, and I only regret the fact that, as it was a business dinner, I could not risk getting shit-faced on these lovely lovely drinks

And while I am here, another Q

Is it VERmuth or VerMOOTH?

Martini? No. Appletini? Yes please!

I started Drinking them before they were even slightly famous or even heard of over here. Also a sucker for a proper Cosmo.