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Originally Posted by Sage
Bombay Sapphire. Pfah. Hmmph.
Bombay, sans hullabloo and hefty infusion of college frat boys trying to be impressive, is the gin of choice for me. None of this "Sapphire" buisness so one can try and fail to compare it to the eyes of the lady standing next to you at the bar.
Martin and Rossi. Hmmph. Pfah.
Noily Prat Dry. That's the kind of Vermouth you don't just have to toast in the direction of France for. You can actually put some in your drink.
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For 20 yrs, i drank bombay sapphire, enjoying it, also thinking it was the 'coolest' gini out there. (In the '80's, i used to keep a bottle of BS in my friend's freezer) so that after work, i would drop by to make myself a drink before the drive home.
However, over the past couple years, i have gone back to my roots, Tanqueray. I have found that i enjoy my martinis so much more with this old classic than with BS. Straight up, 3 olives, NO dirty martinis for me---yuck.
Maybe i'm just getting older, maybe my taste buds have changed. But somehow, the level of my Tanq bottle keeps getting lower and lower.
A little trick i was taught by a friendly bartender when i was in college some 25 years ago. Pour the vermouth into your chilled glass, swirl it all around and then dump the remainder out. Absolute perfection.
Last, I have really discovered and am seriously enjoying vodka martini's, with Absolute Vodka, even above Stoli. dont know why but i do. Good stuff all around. If it wasnt so late, i would make me one right now.
