Another Martini Thread

[joesixpack]

I started a martini thread here over a year ago, but rather than dig that one up, I thought I'd start a new one because,

(drumroll please)

I Have Invented a New Martini!!!!

It's really good and it has a literary theme. Here it is;

Two parts Vodka, One part Amantillado Sherry, a few drops of Angostura Bitters, and a thin slice of tangerene peel for the garnish. It's a good idea to keep the vodka in the freezer and the sherry chilled so that you don't have to mix it with ice to chill it.

The more astute drinkers out there may have had their interest piqued by the type of sherry and it's association with a certain 19th century American writer, poet, and literary critic. And, in fact, you are right to make the connection. The very name of this cocktail is taken from the final line of one of his most famous short stories;

In Pace Requistat

or, as my wife refers to it, the "R.I.P." The sherry's sweetness is nicely balanced with a citrus bitterness. It's a nice drink to enjoy on some midnight, bleak and dreary, while you're pondering, weak and weary over some ancient volumes of forgoten lore. It's probably good if you have a smoking jacket, too.

Anyone else have a good cocktail invention that they'd like to share?

[xman]

Two parts Vodka, ...

Well you've stumbled out of the gate. I don't think we should be calling 'vodka' a martini unless it's called a 'vodka martini', but that's just me. I'm a purist. I love gin so much, I've been thinking of filling my flask with it, showing it to a bottle of vermouth, slipping an olive wedge inside and calling it a very dry martini. I just don't know how I'd keep it chilled when I take it out with me.

Nice to see somebody else has read the Cask of Amantillado. What would you call this concoction? A Cask Martini? A Vodka Martini Fortunado!

X

[JMS]

Nice to see somebody else has read the Cask of Amantillado. What would you call this concoction? A Cask Martini? A Vodka Martini Fortunado!

X

[joesixpack]

...What would you call this concoction? A Cask Martini? A Vodka Martini Fortunado!

X

It's called the In Pace Requiscat (literaly, 'rest in peace') It's the last sentence in the story.

And yes, a martini purist may wish to try it with gin, it might be a winner, too. Me, I find gin to be barely palatable unless it the top shelf stuff, and I can't afford to drink that high up the food chain (the drink chain? )

[xman]

It's called the In Pace Requiscat (literaly, 'rest in peace') It's the last sentence in the story.

And yes, a martini purist may wish to try it with gin, it might be a winner, too. Me, I find gin to be barely palatable unless it the top shelf stuff, and I can't afford to drink that high up the food chain (the drink chain? )

Right. I suppose my attention to detail must be slipping in my old age.

X

[joesixpack]

Right. I suppose my attention to detail must be slipping in my old age.

X

Perhaps it's that "very dry martini" you carry around in your hip pocket?

Seriously though, I love trying to design new cocktails. Most of my experiments result in 'ho hum' tasting drinks, but every once in a while, I create a winner. The trouble with discovering a tasty new drink is that I spend the next few days playing with (read "drinking") my new invention, and waking up a bit hung-over.