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C capheind Member Bakersfield, CA Joined: Aug 24, 2010 Posts: 43	C capheind Posted posted on Tue, Apr 19, 2011 7:20 PM Further as in less vermouth than one part to five parts gin. The vermouth is supposed to be there. Don't get me wrong, I get the hate. For so long vermouth in this country was one step above vinegar, it was just a cheap filler used in such moderation that you couldn't taste it. But these days we have access to decent sipping vermouth's, and even Noilly Prat has gone back to their original recipe. (yes the original martini was a 1:1, and personally if I have a decent sipping vermouth I'm game. But as I remember FDR's chosen martini was 5:1, although I could be off) To the topic of changing classic tiki drinks.... Its your home, make them how you like them. But then again I'm not into Tiki for Nostalgia (how could I be, when I started drinking tiki bars were just retro-bars along the coast) I'm into it because I prefer the drinks, the atmosphere, and some of the music. When I have the space/time/money for a home bar I might go Bikini Atoll nuclear with mutant natives (1950's green mutants with tentacles, not real cancer patient mutant) and novelty Geiger counters.

Further as in less vermouth than one part to five parts gin. The vermouth is supposed to be there.

Don't get me wrong, I get the hate. For so long vermouth in this country was one step above vinegar, it was just a cheap filler used in such moderation that you couldn't taste it. But these days we have access to decent sipping vermouth's, and even Noilly Prat has gone back to their original recipe.

(yes the original martini was a 1:1, and personally if I have a decent sipping vermouth I'm game. But as I remember FDR's chosen martini was 5:1, although I could be off)

To the topic of changing classic tiki drinks.... Its your home, make them how you like them. But then again I'm not into Tiki for Nostalgia (how could I be, when I started drinking tiki bars were just retro-bars along the coast) I'm into it because I prefer the drinks, the atmosphere, and some of the music. When I have the space/time/money for a home bar I might go Bikini Atoll nuclear with mutant natives (1950's green mutants with tentacles, not real cancer patient mutant) and novelty Geiger counters.

Post #585692 by capheind on Tue, Apr 19, 2011 7:20 PM