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February 02, 2019, 08:06 PM
oddball
A great bartender skill would be for them to properly make me a traditional drink. They can put fruit, vegetables, herbs into a glass, but they are clueless when I ask for a martini, a manhattan, or a sidecar.
Once, at a trendy bar in L.A., I asked for a martini. The guy pulls out a bottle of Grey Goose from the freezer, pours it into a martini glass and plops an olive into it.
I pushed it away and left.
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February 02, 2019, 08:06 PM
bald1
That's NUTZ!
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February 02, 2019, 09:36 PM
4MUL8R
What language was that?
------- Trying to simplify my life...
February 02, 2019, 10:02 PM
houndawg
quote:
Originally posted by oddball: A great bartender skill would be for them to properly make me a traditional drink. They can put fruit, vegetables, herbs into a glass, but they are clueless when I ask for a martini, a manhattan, or a sidecar.
Once, at a trendy bar in L.A., I asked for a martini. The guy pulls out a bottle of Grey Goose from the freezer, pours it into a martini glass and plops an olive into it.
I pushed it away and left.
Well, except for the crappy vodka he used, if he had waved a bottle of vermouth over it, you would have had a well made vodka martini. Unless you wanted gin.
February 02, 2019, 11:12 PM
Outnumbered
Wow, that was insane!
February 03, 2019, 08:15 AM
oddball
quote:
Originally posted by houndawg:
Well, except for the crappy vodka he used, if he had waved a bottle of vermouth over it, you would have had a well made vodka martini. Unless you wanted gin.
A martini is gin and vermouth . The guy in L.A. served me cold vodka. And vermouth makes it a martini. Otherwise it is cold gin. Imagine ordering a margarita and instead of tequila, it is vodka.
"I’m not going to read Time Magazine, I’m not going to read Newsweek, I’m not going to read any of these magazines; I mean, because they have too much to lose by printing the truth"- Bob Dylan, 1965
February 03, 2019, 09:47 AM
Bytes
From the 100,000 foot view I have it seems like he's served a drink or two. I could be wrong but I don't think so
February 03, 2019, 09:56 AM
phydough
Dirtied up 60 glasses to make 20 drinks.
February 03, 2019, 07:57 PM
houndawg
quote:
Originally posted by oddball:
quote:
Originally posted by houndawg:
Well, except for the crappy vodka he used, if he had waved a bottle of vermouth over it, you would have had a well made vodka martini. Unless you wanted gin.
A martini is gin and vermouth . The guy in L.A. served me cold vodka. And vermouth makes it a martini. Otherwise it is cold gin. Imagine ordering a margarita and instead of tequila, it is vodka.
A martini can have either gin or vodka, depending on your taste. The mere presence of a bottle of vermouth in the general vicinity is what makes it a martini. More than a drop of vermouth swirled in the shaker and dumped out is too much.
February 03, 2019, 08:31 PM
Turning_gal
quote:
Originally posted by 4MUL8R: What language was that?
German (my home country)
February 04, 2019, 12:52 AM
flesheatingvirus
Das war erstaunlich!
Ich hasse Jagermeister immer noch.
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February 04, 2019, 12:59 PM
MikeinNC
Jaeger tastes like cough syrup to me, blechhh!
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February 04, 2019, 05:10 PM
Turning_gal
quote:
Originally posted by flesheatingvirus: Das war erstaunlich!
Ich hasse Jagermeister immer noch.
Ich auch, es ist ekelhaft.
February 04, 2019, 05:13 PM
SigSAC
quote:
Originally posted by MikeinNC: Jaeger tastes like cough syrup to me, blechhh!
I had an acquaintance who was a bartender for a few years. When Jägermeister started getting popular, I asked him what it was - his answer, paraphrased was "reformulated and rebottled Vicks 44D". After he filled the next order, he put the bottle in front of me. I took the lid off, sniffed it, and put the lid back. Accurate description.
February 04, 2019, 05:18 PM
sigmonkey
He has a cousin, who is a brick mason...
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February 04, 2019, 06:09 PM
Turning_gal
quote:
Originally posted by SigSAC:
quote:
Originally posted by MikeinNC: Jaeger tastes like cough syrup to me, blechhh!
I had an acquaintance who was a bartender for a few years. When Jägermeister started getting popular, I asked him what it was - his answer, paraphrased was "reformulated and rebottled Vicks 44D". After he filled the next order, he put the bottle in front of me. I took the lid off, sniffed it, and put the lid back. Accurate description.
It really does - it’s just awful.
February 04, 2019, 07:45 PM
Tgrshrk99
Yes, a martini can be made with vodka or gin. But if someone orders a “martini” without saying more, that’s gin. If you want it made with vodka, specify.
. The guy in L.A. served me cold vodka. And vermouth makes it a martini. Otherwise it is cold gin. Imagine ordering a margarita and instead of tequila, it is vodka.