Subj : 6/19 Nat Martini Day
To : DAVE DRUM
From : JIM WELLER
Date : Sun Jun 19 2022 19:36:00
-=> Quoting Dave Drum to Jim Weller <=-
> Title: Peppermint Martini
> Title: Dill Pickle Martini
> Title: Ruby Red Grapefruit Martini
JW> These cocktails are no more martinis ... than clam chowder
JW> is chili con carne because they are both served in soups bowls!
DD> You missed the one specifying Noilly Pratt vermouth
I did not miss it. I skipped it. Because that one was a proper martini.
DD> in place of the Martini & Rossi for which the drink was named.
Maybe. Maybe not.
https://tinyurl.com/martini-history
Cheers
Jim
... Snickertini? Peppermint Pattini? Stop this Madness!
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