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SNT & A Very Dirty Martini.

SNT.

EDIT: This past week, a company we work with took us out to dinner at some schmancy, above-us kind of place, so we all took the opportunity to order things we would never normally order. For me, it started with steak tartare, which was so ungodly good that I'll probably make the mistake of ordering it at a lesser establishment in the future and subsequently puke. As things progressed, I was introduced to dirty martinis. I'd never had a martini in my life, because I hate vodka, and because the devil mixes his lies in the truth and vermouth. As it was explained to my uncultured swine face, a "dirty" martini means they dump in some of the salty olive brine, and a "very dirty" martini means they dump enough salty olive brine in to make it almost impossible to detect any alcohol. As someone who will occasionally buy a jar of olives with thoughts of only drinking the juice, I was down with that. Very dirty martinis are my new sophisto drink of choice.

But I really suck at making them at home.

Posted by Matt on 07/29/2006. E-mail me!



Discussion Thread: 79 comments

Matt, that’s cool if you don’t like vodka (I could NEVER drink it straight or do shots or anything) but have you ever tried a Bay Breeze? Vodka, pineapple juice and cranberry juice? You won’t even know you’re drinking vodka. It’s delicious ice cold…I don’t like hard liquor so if it’s fruity tasting and disguised not to taste like liquor, I usually love it. :)

Chestnuts roasted by Melissa Y @ 07/31/2006 12:12 PM


On the subject of awesome drinks: The Tuscan breeze at Olive Garden made me prop a teepee.

Chestnuts roasted by Old E @ 07/31/2006 7:10 PM


FILTHY is the only way to drink a martini!!!!
If you want to make martinis at home, invest in a (very)cheap bottle of dry white vermouth(it should last at least 6 months, but truly makes a martini) Only use (frozen) Absolut or a cheaper brand of vodka. Invest in a plastic dollar-store shaker or whatever you call Tupperware. Lots of ice and this recipe will guarantee you many evenings of comfortable numbness…6 oz vodka, 3-4 oz olive brine, 1/4 oz dry vermouth…shake it like it owes you money and strain it into any old glass with a fat skewer of Queen stuffed olives.(Makes 2 drinks)
Cheers! Hope you enjoy!
S.B.

Chestnuts roasted by Surly Barmaid @ 02/23/2007 4:04 AM


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