James Bond I'm not.

[azurelunatic]

*looks inquisitively at martini ingredients on web*
*looks up in top of closet*
*tries three drops of vermouth*

Hmm, not bad. Does sort of make my tongue tingle, though.

*tries two drops of gin*
*mouth goes numb for three minutes*

Yowza.

No, somehow I don't think I'm going to start drinking classic dry martinis with any regularity.

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[sionainn.livejournal.com]

As part of the Rogues & Wenches show, we told limericks to transition between songs. This is one of my favorites:


There once was a man named McSweeny,
who spilled some gin on his weenie.
Well, just to be couth,
he added vermouth.
And slipped his girl a martini.


*grin runaway*

[azurelunatic]

*giggle* Now, what songs would that make a logical transition between?

[sionainn.livejournal.com]

It was a transition between one of our bawdy songs and a sweet, harmonic one. The last limerick that Ben tells is a farcical "sweet" one. We all go, "Awwww, that's so sweet. I feel the need to sing a song that is so sweet it makes your teeth hurt!"

And there you go.

[theferrett.livejournal.com]

It's nasty stuff. It really is.

[azurelunatic]

Immensely.

I can see putting little bits of it into things. Like, maybe, gingerale? To give it a kick? But, as the main ingredient in something... ewww.

Of course, I'll have to have an Actual Martini at some point, made by someone who knows what they're doing.

[wibbble]

literaltruth once said, upon adding both 'gin and tonic' and 'gin' to his interests list, that gin by itself isn't really an interest, it's a last resort.

[azurelunatic]

Bwahaha!

[onyxrising.livejournal.com]

Actual traditional martinis smell like Christmas trees. it's rather unappetizing.

[azurelunatic]

Christmas trees? *gets interested all over again*

[tygerr.livejournal.com]

The classic dry martini basically gives the upper crust a socially-acceptable way to drink straight gin.

*Flavored* martinis, OTOH, are often quite yummy--and generally not made with gin. Green apple, chocolate, all kinds of good stuff.

But then, we know I have a weakness for frilly girlie drinks! ;-)

[azurelunatic]

Whereas gin-from-a-bottle is the classic resort of the Victorian bum.