Shaken vs. Stirred Revisited: Taste<\/a><\/p>\nOverall Advantage:\u00a0 Your call.<\/p>\n
Here’s the bottom line.\u00a0\u00a0 I like my martinis cold.\u00a0 I like them with Bombay Sapphire.\u00a0 You may like yours at a milder temperature with Hendrick’s or Nolet’s or any other fine Gin.\u00a0 The taste difference between my Cold Bombay Sapphire and your ‘cool’ Nolet’s far eclipses any differences of taste that may, or may not, occur from Shaking or Stirring.<\/p>\n
I can hear the screams among you…. “A cope out”,\u00a0 “I need an answer”,\u00a0 “I can’t stand the ambiguity”,\u00a0 “Tell me what to think”, …<\/p>\n
Really?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I have said from the beginning that your “Perfect Martini” may not be the same as my “Perfect Martini”.\u00a0\u00a0 It’s sort of like that metaphysical philosophical Tao ‘find your own beach’ thing that someone does on TV.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n
I hope to educate, elaborate,\u00a0 and engross; to amuse and delight; and, hopefully, perhaps start a discussion or even a bit of controversy.<\/p>\n
As always, your thoughts and comments are welcome.\u00a0 I’d love to hear what you have to say.<\/p>\n
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