> Use it in Cosmopolitan Martini
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Repeat after me:
"A Cosmopolitan is not a Martini"
"A Cosmopolitan is not a Martini"
"A Cosmopolitan is not a Martini"
"A Cosmopolitan is not a Martini"
...just a little pet peeve of mine, as regulars on this forum are most likely
well aware :->
Some people are under the mistaken belief that (almost) anything served "up"
in a cocktail glass can be called a "Martini". This most certainly is not the
case.
If you can call a Cosmo or a Lemon Drop a "Martini", do you also use this
term to refer to a Margarita? Daiquiri? Sidecar? Kamikazi? Bronx? Where do you
draw the line?
Gary and Mardee Regan (authors of several different cocktail/spirits books,
including the "Bartenders Bible", and "New Classic Cocktails") have a simple
rule that they use for determining if a bar is crossing over the line in
refering to a particular cocktail as being part of the "Martini" family. If
the cocktail contains only alcoholic ingredients (Gin, Vodka, Brandy,
Vermouth, Cointreau, Campari...) then it is appropriate to list it on a
"Martini Menu". But if it contains any non-alcoholic ingredients (Lemon Juice,
Orange Juice, Sour Mix...) then it is not a Martini. And is simply a
cocktail.
I realize that many (many!) bars and restaurants these days refer to the
Cosmo and the Lemon Drop as "Martinis", but, as your mother use to say "If
Johnny jumped over a cliff, would you have to as well?" :->
-Robert
www.DrinkBoy.com