Shaken or Stirred?

[Brady]

Ok, I'm working on my Martini Snobbery (to go along with my Beer, Wine, and Whisky [particularly Scotch] snobbery).

I used to be a shaken guy, but I'm coming around to being a stirred guy.

Thoughts?

First person to recommend a James Bond Martini gets a kick in the nuts.

[whitetiger]

i drink mine too fast to care

[pacbreak gt]

Seriously, does it make a difference? Shaken might get the martini colder faster, but it might introduce more water into the mix.

[Brady]

Does it make a difference?!!!

Hell yeah it makes a difference!

But for now, I'll leave it at that.

[rc0032]

Stir!! Shaken bruises the liquor :rolleyes:

[G.T.Subie]

What s a snobbery?

[Brady]

Stir!! Shaken bruises the liquor :rolleyes:

You, sir, are a proper drunk. You sit next to me.

Don't forget to vote.

[rc0032]

But I wont drink your Cali wine :lol: :p


In for the beer snob thread :)

[pacbreak gt]

Does it make a difference?!!!

Hell yeah it makes a difference!

But for now, I'll leave it at that.


What is the difference?

[Brady]

What is the difference?

rclark knows what's up ...

Shaking makes it colder, and does so faster. It bruises the gin, and you lose some of the subtle flavors of the gin (of course, this ends up meaning you buy fancy gin if you're looking to make good martinis).

Also, with a shaken Martini, you get that ice rink effect. Which is kind of neat in itself, but yeah, stirred for flavor.

[heightsgtltd]

What s a snobbery?


See Brady :lol:

[Scooter]

Shaking... bruises the gin

Gin, schmin. Vodka, FTW!! (Shaken: you can't 'bruise' vodka with a sledgehammer!)

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[Brady]

Gin, schmin. Vodka, FTW!! (Shaken: you can't 'bruise' vodka with a sledgehammer!)

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You ... out of the thread. A Martini doesn't have Vodka. Why don't you just drink lighter fluid. It would taste better than your "Vodka Martini."

[Scooter]

Fair 'nuff; I'm out. And I think I have drunk lighter fluid before, under the guise of "Chinese Whiskey" last year in Beijing.

[automaticsti]

Straight Grey Goose or Level FTW

[wukindada]

Never liked Martini's when I was younger.......

one of my favorite drinks now though, not filling.....after 5-6 nice...... mellow buzz:)

[speeding_gaijin]

does it look like i give a damn?

[rurouni_x]

stirred ftw
Dry w/ 2 olives Gray goose sometimes w/ a good jin

[Boostjunkie]

I'm somewhat of a booze snob myself, but I can't stand gin. For a martini I go with Grey Goose or Stoli Gold, usually shaken. A little more water and a nice chill works best with vodka. If I liked gin, I'd probably go stirred.

A good meal starts with a martini, then a good bottle of wine and finishes with a nice single malt scotch (neat, of course).

[Brady]

Fair 'nuff; I'm out. And I think I have drunk lighter fluid before, under the guise of "Chinese Whiskey" last year in Beijing.

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