A priest is sent to Alaska. A bishop goes up to visit one year later. The bishop asks, “How do you like it up here”? The priest says, “If it wasn’t for my Rosary, and 2 martinis a day, I’d … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2017
Charles Dickens walks into a bar and orders a martini. The barman says, “Olive or Twist?” Way back at the start of this blog I made a brief comment about Twist vs. Olive in a post entitled, appropriately enough, “Olives … Continue reading
Round 3 Homemade Gin! And, yes, I am learning, albeit slowly. This batch is significantly better than my two previous efforts! (You can find my posts on those here: “I made Gin!!” and here: “Homemade Gin, Round 2” .) This … Continue reading
“Have you seen the bologna that has the olives in it? Who’s that for? ‘I like my bologna like a martini. With an olive.’ ‘I’ll have the bologna sandwich – dirty.’ ” Jim Gaffigan Looking for more outstanding “Martini Quotes”? … Continue reading
Not long ago I was in Oklahoma City. I only rarely get to this part of the country and I was eager to check out some of the local Martini options. As one might expect from this part of the … Continue reading
“I don’t get cast as the guy who steps off a yacht in a white linen suite with a Martini”. Martin Freeman (aka Bilbo Baggins) Looking for more outstanding “Martini Quotes”? I believe we … Continue reading
Of course it does. Vermouth transforms chilled gin into a Martini! Therefore it is indeed a magical liquid! But what type of Vermouth? Will just any do? Is there a difference? I’ve already written about the importance of keeping your … Continue reading
My first Gin Review! And I think I’ve picked a excellent candidate for that honor: Monkey 47. I had been told to keep my eye out for this Gin and when I saw it I jumped at the opportunity to … Continue reading
June 19, 2017 is National Martini Day!! Yes, another National Martini Day has come around. Always a wonderful time to celebrate with a favorite Martini! If you’re looking for the Perfect Martini recipe, you can find it here: “The Perfect … Continue reading
My hopes of being the next gin magnate have crashed. My first batch of gin was not very good, as I’ve documented in “I made Gin!!” I had hopes that this second batch would be much better. Not so. But … Continue reading