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Subject: Re: Martinie vs Gibson
From: DKII (David)
Posted: Fri Dec 11. 1998, 19:07 UTC
Followup to: "Re: Martinie vs Gibson"  by scott richards  (Fri Dec 11. 1998, 17:51 UTC)
> > > I always believed that a Gibson is exactely the same as a martini 
> > (ie 
> > > 
> > > Gin & dry vermouth)but with a cocktail onion as a garnish instead 
> > of 
> > > 
> > > an olive. Vodkatinis usually get a lemon twist.
> > > 
> > > Anyone agree??
> > > 
> > > Jay
> > 
> > Jay, I concur.  Although there are those vodkatini lovers who do want 
> > 
> > an olive, because they think that they are drinking the genuine 
> > article.  
> > 
> > As for Ralph's post, I completely agree with you about terminology.  
> > 
> > It really bothers me that an establishment makes a drink, sticks 
> > "tini" on the end of the name, serves it in a cocktail glass, and 
> > 
> > it's a martini.   I won't go so far as to say that a martini with 
> > 
> > vodka isn't a martini.  At least it doesn't have any liqueurs or 
> > fruit juices in it.  But I digress.
> 
> 
> > 
> > Have a good one.
> > David
> 
> I thought a Gibson was a martini with a little more gin.  
Nope, the Gibson is a martini with an onion instead of an olive.  The most 
probable story of how it got its name was that Charles Dana Gibson, the 
creator of the Gibson girl, challenged Charley Connolly, the bartender at the 
Players Club in New York, to improve upon the martini.  Connolly was all out 
of olives, so he simply dropped two onions into Mr. Gibson's martini, and the 
Gibson was born.  There ya go.
David


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