Topic: Santa wants me to be an alcoholic
freethinkerdangerous !Cs02iDB7RA started this discussion 6 years ago #95,016
:3 I'm waiting til I have actual tonic to use the stuff.Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 2 minutes later[^] [v] #1,073,295
noice
freethinkerdangerous !Cs02iDB7RA (OP) replied with this 6 years ago, 18 seconds later, 2 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,073,296
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Anonymous B replied with this 6 years ago, 44 seconds later, 7 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,073,299
When you put the tonic in pour it down the spiral spoon, it helps it to stay fizzy
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RingRing joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 15 minutes later, 30 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,073,303
@OP Santa, he made it shitty
Anonymous B replied with this 6 years ago, 8 minutes later, 38 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,073,305
@1,073,301 (freethinkerdangerous !Cs02iDB7RA)
cause it makes you so drunk you start doing a little jig
cause it makes you so drunk you start doing a little jig
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Syntax joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 1 hour later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,073,335
I tried multiple times Infusion - Just a waste of my time
I even tried (Hypothetically) making a small still and using store bought Vodka and adding a compartment to hold the bag with herbs and berries and that was Better Yet compared to Tanqueray, Hendrick’s, Beefeater, Bombay Sapphire - Just NOT only NOT worth the trouble - Just not at all anywhere Near what comes out of a commercial bottle.
What I do is mix a little of dis and dat of various brands, to get Exactly what I want in a Martini
And I freeze the Hell out of the mix and then add ICE and SHAKE SHAKE SHAKE cause I like the tiny slivers of Ice Crystals that result.
Looked at the list of expensive Gins - $299 to $2700 and NEVER EVER have I been to any Gin tastings and I go to a lot of Likker tastings - So I R NO EXPERT ON Gins - Just No what I like and doubt people buy $2700 Gin to mix and I do use a bit of White Vermouth and probably 2 MANY Olives
The HUNT for the best brand of Green Olives keeps failing by comparison to a Giant King Sized Green Trader Joes USED to Carry - The Queen they have currently is more like a Virgin Princess in waiting
I even tried (Hypothetically) making a small still and using store bought Vodka and adding a compartment to hold the bag with herbs and berries and that was Better Yet compared to Tanqueray, Hendrick’s, Beefeater, Bombay Sapphire - Just NOT only NOT worth the trouble - Just not at all anywhere Near what comes out of a commercial bottle.
What I do is mix a little of dis and dat of various brands, to get Exactly what I want in a Martini
And I freeze the Hell out of the mix and then add ICE and SHAKE SHAKE SHAKE cause I like the tiny slivers of Ice Crystals that result.
Looked at the list of expensive Gins - $299 to $2700 and NEVER EVER have I been to any Gin tastings and I go to a lot of Likker tastings - So I R NO EXPERT ON Gins - Just No what I like and doubt people buy $2700 Gin to mix and I do use a bit of White Vermouth and probably 2 MANY Olives
The HUNT for the best brand of Green Olives keeps failing by comparison to a Giant King Sized Green Trader Joes USED to Carry - The Queen they have currently is more like a Virgin Princess in waiting
Purpose of shaking
Cocktail shaker
Biochemists and martini connoisseurs have investigated the difference between a martini shaken and a martini stirred. The Department of Biochemistry at the University of Western Ontario in Canada studied whether preparation of a martini affects its antioxidant capacity; the study found that the shaken gin martinis were able to break down hydrogen peroxide and leave only 0.072% of the peroxide, while the stirred gin martini left 0.157%. Thus a shaken martini has more antioxidants than a stirred one.
Andrew Lycett, an Ian Fleming biographer, believed that Fleming liked his martinis shaken, not stirred, because Fleming thought that stirring a drink diminished its flavour. Lycett also noted that Fleming preferred gin and vermouth for his martini. Fleming was a fan of martinis shaken by Hans Schröder, a German bartender.
Cocktail shaker
Biochemists and martini connoisseurs have investigated the difference between a martini shaken and a martini stirred. The Department of Biochemistry at the University of Western Ontario in Canada studied whether preparation of a martini affects its antioxidant capacity; the study found that the shaken gin martinis were able to break down hydrogen peroxide and leave only 0.072% of the peroxide, while the stirred gin martini left 0.157%. Thus a shaken martini has more antioxidants than a stirred one.
Andrew Lycett, an Ian Fleming biographer, believed that Fleming liked his martinis shaken, not stirred, because Fleming thought that stirring a drink diminished its flavour. Lycett also noted that Fleming preferred gin and vermouth for his martini. Fleming was a fan of martinis shaken by Hans Schröder, a German bartender.
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@ Anon F(Edited 30 seconds later.)
