Cocktails - The Martini?

I really like a cocktail, preferably at places like a wedding, where they've hired a good bartender. So, I've had quite a few martinis in the past. Recently, though, at a party at which my friend was bartending, I decided to try something a little different. So, I ordered a gin martini, dry, stirred, on the rocks with a twist, and just a liiiitle dirty. I thought it was probably one of the better martinis I had had.

So, what is your perfect martini? Or perfect cocktail, in general?

I really like a cocktail, preferably at places like a wedding, where they've hired a good bartender. So, I've had quite a few martinis in the past. Recently, though, at a party at which my friend was bartending, I decided to try something a little different. So, I ordered a gin martini, dry, stirred, on the rocks with a twist, and just a liiiitle dirty. I thought it was probably one of the better martinis I had had.

So, what is your perfect martini? Or perfect cocktail, in general?

[Student]

Old Fashioned, Whiskey Sour, Margarita on the rocks with salt on the rim, Jungle Juice, Long Island Iced Tea (Sounds girly but strong as fuck), Mojito's are pretty good if you have a good bartender, I've had a lot of bad ones but the good ones are on point, Flaming Dr. Pepper, Jack & Coke and of course White Russians.

[Student]

Old Fashioned, Whiskey Sour, Margarita on the rocks with salt on the rim, Jungle Juice, Long Island Iced Tea (Sounds girly but strong as fuck), Mojito's are pretty good if you have a good bartender, I've had a lot of bad ones but the good ones are on point, Flaming Dr. Pepper, Jack & Coke and of course White Russians.

[Subreal]

Originally Posted by Student

Old Fashioned, Whiskey Sour, Margarita on the rocks with salt on the rim, Jungle Juice, Long Island Iced Tea (Sounds girly but strong as fuck), Mojito's are pretty good if you have a good bartender, I've had a lot of bad ones but the good ones are on point, Flaming Dr. Pepper, Jack & Coke and of course White Russians.

why are u concerned about anything sounding girly when u watch gossip girls, vampire diaries, always have the new taylor swift song autoplaying on ur profile, etc etc..

[Subreal]

Originally Posted by Student

Old Fashioned, Whiskey Sour, Margarita on the rocks with salt on the rim, Jungle Juice, Long Island Iced Tea (Sounds girly but strong as fuck), Mojito's are pretty good if you have a good bartender, I've had a lot of bad ones but the good ones are on point, Flaming Dr. Pepper, Jack & Coke and of course White Russians.

why are u concerned about anything sounding girly when u watch gossip girls, vampire diaries, always have the new taylor swift song autoplaying on ur profile, etc etc..

Stay on topic. I will delete posts.

Stay on topic. I will delete posts.

Originally Posted by Student

Old Fashioned, Whiskey Sour, Margarita on the rocks with salt on the rim, Jungle Juice, Long Island Iced Tea (Sounds girly but strong as fuck), Mojito's are pretty good if you have a good bartender, I've had a lot of bad ones but the good ones are on point, Flaming Dr. Pepper, Jack & Coke and of course White Russians.

I really like sours. Things like Gin Sours, or a Gin Fizz. I also like a kamikaze on occasion. I also like sidecars, which are made with brandy.

Originally Posted by Student

Old Fashioned, Whiskey Sour, Margarita on the rocks with salt on the rim, Jungle Juice, Long Island Iced Tea (Sounds girly but strong as fuck), Mojito's are pretty good if you have a good bartender, I've had a lot of bad ones but the good ones are on point, Flaming Dr. Pepper, Jack & Coke and of course White Russians.

I really like sours. Things like Gin Sours, or a Gin Fizz. I also like a kamikaze on occasion. I also like sidecars, which are made with brandy.

As far as a martini goes, Bombay saphire gin, a little vermouth, dirty as hell, jalapeno stuffed olives.

My favorite cocktail is a Manhattan. (Fuck you Manhattan, no homo)

As far as a martini goes, Bombay saphire gin, a little vermouth, dirty as hell, jalapeno stuffed olives.

My favorite cocktail is a Manhattan. (Fuck you Manhattan, no homo)

[The Ghost of Freak]

@Rant & @Student , yes to Sidecars ... I just don't like ppl using sour mix... smh... lemon juice. Gin and whiskey are generally the way i go hard liquor, so gin in my martini is the way it will most likely go. Not a huge fan of dirty martinis although the olive itself is okay... most seem to be made too salty imo.

Big fan of drinks with quinine or bitters, so G&Ts, Manhattans, Old Fashions... ya.

Tequila has its moments. Margaritas are probably the "girliest" drink I gravitate to. Yet, once again, I prefer less corn syrup in my mixes including in my limeade and tonic, which is difficult to avoid unless I'm throwing down them big $s for fancy shit.

What happened to good ol' simple syrup and lime or lemon juice... smh. Don't put that corny shit in my drink... fuck we have to eat enough of it the way it is.

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Also, @Rant , since I was all over the place in my response,

Your friends party version of the martini sounded nice. Not sure if I have a preference whether it is more dry or sweet... I like both, but not sure how sweet of vermouth or gin I have had, so probably lean dry. Going a "liiiittle dirty" only works with a bartender who listens... lmao... but seriously I had some disappointingly salty martinis.

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Actually, now that I think about it, I took the lady out the other night for her birthday and had some sweeter gin. I decided to avoid my issue with overly high fructose corn syrup tonics by ordering it with soda instead of tonic, which left me without the bitterness of quanine, but ended up turning out awesome just with lime and soda due to the sweetness of that particular gin... i wish i could remember the name of it... I wanna say it was local to Maryland tho.

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Originally Posted by Aggo

As far as a martini goes, Bombay saphire gin, a little vermouth, dirty as hell, jalapeno stuffed olives.

My favorite cocktail is a Manhattan. (Fuck you Manhattan, no homo)

^^^ THIS THO! LMAO ... I can't do that extra dirty and jalapeno... you should coin that the Agonize Martini...


Hmmm... I do like me some jalapenos tho... it just seems like too much burning with the alcohol and salt... but, hey to each their own.:grass:

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Also, no hate of course, why would you kill the poor Bombay Sapphire flavor with all that salt and spicy insanity... smh in disapproval... lmao

[The Ghost of Freak]

@Rant & @Student , yes to Sidecars ... I just don't like ppl using sour mix... smh... lemon juice. Gin and whiskey are generally the way i go hard liquor, so gin in my martini is the way it will most likely go. Not a huge fan of dirty martinis although the olive itself is okay... most seem to be made too salty imo.

Big fan of drinks with quinine or bitters, so G&Ts, Manhattans, Old Fashions... ya.

Tequila has its moments. Margaritas are probably the "girliest" drink I gravitate to. Yet, once again, I prefer less corn syrup in my mixes including in my limeade and tonic, which is difficult to avoid unless I'm throwing down them big $s for fancy shit.

What happened to good ol' simple syrup and lime or lemon juice... smh. Don't put that corny shit in my drink... fuck we have to eat enough of it the way it is.

---------- Post added at 04:49 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:13 PM ----------

Also, @Rant , since I was all over the place in my response,

Your friends party version of the martini sounded nice. Not sure if I have a preference whether it is more dry or sweet... I like both, but not sure how sweet of vermouth or gin I have had, so probably lean dry. Going a "liiiittle dirty" only works with a bartender who listens... lmao... but seriously I had some disappointingly salty martinis.

---------- Post added at 04:52 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:49 PM ----------

Actually, now that I think about it, I took the lady out the other night for her birthday and had some sweeter gin. I decided to avoid my issue with overly high fructose corn syrup tonics by ordering it with soda instead of tonic, which left me without the bitterness of quanine, but ended up turning out awesome just with lime and soda due to the sweetness of that particular gin... i wish i could remember the name of it... I wanna say it was local to Maryland tho.

---------- Post added at 04:55 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:52 PM ----------

Originally Posted by Aggo

As far as a martini goes, Bombay saphire gin, a little vermouth, dirty as hell, jalapeno stuffed olives.

My favorite cocktail is a Manhattan. (Fuck you Manhattan, no homo)

^^^ THIS THO! LMAO ... I can't do that extra dirty and jalapeno... you should coin that the Agonize Martini...


Hmmm... I do like me some jalapenos tho... it just seems like too much burning with the alcohol and salt... but, hey to each their own.:grass:

---------- Post added at 04:56 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:55 PM ----------

Also, no hate of course, why would you kill the poor Bombay Sapphire flavor with all that salt and spicy insanity... smh in disapproval... lmao

Originally Posted by FreeKola

Going a "liiiittle dirty" only works with a bartender who listens...

It was literally just a splash. But, that's partially the reason I got it on the rocks, and with the twist. Both worked well to cut the salt that you'd generally associate with olive juice.

Originally Posted by FreeKola

Going a "liiiittle dirty" only works with a bartender who listens...

It was literally just a splash. But, that's partially the reason I got it on the rocks, and with the twist. Both worked well to cut the salt that you'd generally associate with olive juice.

[Student]

Originally Posted by Subreal

why are u concerned about anything sounding girly when u watch gossip girls, vampire diaries, always have the new taylor swift song autoplaying on ur profile, etc etc..

I personally don't give a fuck. I meant toward Rant, as in him ordering the drink.

Fail Troll much?

[Student]

Originally Posted by Subreal

why are u concerned about anything sounding girly when u watch gossip girls, vampire diaries, always have the new taylor swift song autoplaying on ur profile, etc etc..

I personally don't give a fuck. I meant toward Rant, as in him ordering the drink.

Fail Troll much?

I'll delete your posts, too.

I'll delete your posts, too.