Post #392141 by woofmutt on Mon, Jul 7, 2008 11:17 AM

"So, that's not a martini...Where's the gin and the vermouth ?" -virani-

I sort of agree, but as I wrote in the thread Martini Time:

*In my heart I believe that a Martini is made with gin. But my head knows that English is a steam roller of a language and it'll squash the meaning out of many words before the sun sets on today. Good for it.

Personally I loathe the suffix "tini", yet I'll use it for a jokey drink name and because it easily explains that drink to a guest: If it ends in "tini" they know it's a cold, strained drink served in a Martini glass.

Yes, I hate having to say "gin Martini" when ordering at a bar. But I smile and say it anyway...*

The Martini Time thread has some good discussion and suggestions.

The "Tiki Drinks" forum is really the best place for discussing various boozes and what to do with them. Yes, the Martini isn't a Tiki drink, but I've come to accept many things that gnaw at my desire for order or my feelings of what's right or wrong, such as craft projects posted in the "General Tiki" forum or the existence of the Appletini.