For the sake of comparison, consider the Gimlet. It is a classic cocktail by all accounts with a well deserved following. While it is made of gin, it is not a Martini. Nor is the Tom Collins; despite its long and popular history.
Trendy variations abound: Appletini, Chocotini, Margaritini, Dirty Martini, etc. IMHO all of these are Kool-aid; sweet or flavored drinks with a touch of gin or vodka to appease the masses. These fruity flowery light weight bastardizations of the noble Martini will not be discussed, or tolerated, herein.
The only variations that will be discussed here will be the Vesper solely because of its history, source, and notoriety. And really, don’t we all have just a bit of 007 in us?
”With Heineken the new ‘shaken not stirred’ for Mr. Bond where does that leave us?.
That was a shock, Ian Fleming would be aghast. I’m sure Heineken paid a huge endorsement fee.
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I as well am an aspiring blog blogger but I’m still new too
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Thank you for reading my blog and commenting on it. I hope you enjoy it.
As for getting started, I feel you pain. I created the blog long before I really starting posting my thought. My one piece of advice is to just start. Once you take that very first step and get started everything will be easier. After that my only advice is to write about whatever inspires you and to let yourself show in your writing.
This is a great tip especially to those fresh to the blogosphere.
Brief but very accurate info… Thanks for sharing
this one. A must read post!
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