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?

I say VerMooth

I might be common. I'm not sure.

OMG I LOVE martinis, are you insania?

Dirty/vodka since you ask

I'm one of those rare people who love the taste of 'raw' alcohol, I don't like mixers messing it thank you very much

[martini glass icon]

My palate is sadly too unsophisticated to enjoy a proper martini, but my favourite drink ever is the delectable French Martini which is best made with Chambord. Yum.

Re the stirring.

I read an article years ago that said that martini officianados insist that a martini should be gently agitated in the glass with a glass rod, as anything more than that "bruises" the gin. Oh and they add the Vermouth with a eye dropper in order to get the tiniest amount in.

FFS......

You NEVER have ice a martini Or shake it

My friend made me one a few weeks ago that had anchovy inside the olive. Was filthily delicious.

A gibson (with a pickled onion) is too sharp for me but DP loves it.

With a twist makes a refreshing summer martini.

SP my darling, you are a minger

Ver-mooth.

Sans doute.

Again, VER-mooth. Am getting a bit partial to a dirty martini.

First mouthful - cough, blink, OMG
Second mouthful - getting better
Third mouthful - mix me another. Mix it fast.

Thats nice to know, I have always said verMOOTH but I also wondered if I was common :o

Looked it up and it should be

Ver (to rhyme with fur) MOOTH (to rhyme with truth)

Apparantly

bunny don't knock it til you have tried it! We used to drink it before out so we didn't need to spend as we would be near enough pissed

I hear ya SP.

I used to drink Buckfast straight from the bottle

Or laser cider

YANBU, I was so disappointed when I tried one for the first time.

French martinis on the other hand ate my favourite.

I like French 75

mmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Ok, I give in.

whats a french martini?

According to Google it involves Chambord and pineapple juice Bleurgh.

A travesty and NOT a martini

Bunny I am out in Leeds this weekend. Whcich bars should I go to for the best martinis?

I had one in Browns' last time, I wasn't overly impressed.

Thats not a martini!

I dont like them, but atleast I know what they are :o

The most revolting drink experience in my life - bar none, and I'm including accidentally swigging off milk - was picking up a 'gin and tonic' some idiot me had absent mindedly made at a party by diluting the gin base with more gin instead of lovely fizzy bitter tonic.

Bleugh.

It was utterly foul. I can't imagine I'd like martinis and now I'm never really likely to try them! Which is a shame as before this thread I'd no idea what was in them and thought they looked quite pretty.

So, I shouldnt go "BLEURGGGH" after the first sip and chuck some tonic it? I should stick with it?

LRD that pretty much described my experience with gin!

shrimp Brown's can be great but it depends on the bartender. I hate this kinda inconsistency

Maven do brilliant but petite martinis. It's a cool prohibition style cocktail bar with no sign outside. Near the corn exchange!

There's a bar called Verve next to Mojos. A short barman called Chris makes great martinis and gives me free gin when the balance is off

Also, the bar in Black House is great. Lots of fab martini-makers!

bogey throw some lager and some vodka in. Delicious!

SP can i come to your Xmas party please? :o

Glad it's not just me bogey.

Bleeeee.

Yes you may! The best thing about a lagvodtini is you don't need to make a lot of it as it does its job pretty quickly

I drink all sorts of drinks mixed. Its what happens when you decide to have a little party then start running out. Improvisation at its best