Post #75960 by Swanky on Fri, Feb 13, 2004 9:28 AM

The ice you see is chips from them being shaken vigorously. It's normal. A Martini should be served up, as cold as possible, and that usually means shaking, chilling the glass, etc.

I would say that your bag for the buck is best spent on a Martini. The alcohol on one Martini is about what's in 4 beers.

Just learn to order it right and never look back.

Martini, neat, dry, no olive, up... Gin... (Unfortunately, you almost always have to specify gin these days.)