Post #188224 by Satan's Sin on Thu, Sep 22, 2005 4:01 PM

I think the best things that go with an ice-cold martini are hors' deurves that are salty and crunchy and conversation that is sparkling.

Seafood, I think, goes best with a crisp beer. I think I could live on lobster and fresh french bread and ice-cold beer for the rest of my life.

And oh, enjoyed myself very much on that James Bond drinking website. Here's my favorite part:

During his first morning in Jamaica, Bond asks Quarrel if he’s had breakfast. The Cayman Islander replies he’s had “Salt fish an’ ackee an’ a tot of rum.” When 007 remarks that’s “tough stuff to start the day on,” Quarrel replies, “Mos’ refreshin’.”

And oh, I think the wonderful book Atomic Cocktails has the best martini recipe. Make it with gin, of course, but here's how one handles the vermouth: fill a saucer with vermouth, then pierce two olives with a toothpick and gently roll the olives in the vermouth-filled saucer. Then place in drink.