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Subject: Re: Absolut Mandarin
From: DrinkBoy
Posted: Tue Sep 14. 1999, 15:25 UTC
Followup to: "Re: Absolut Mandarin"  by Rocky  (Tue Sep 14. 1999, 01:10 UTC)
> 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


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