tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post3925495022215976675..comments2024-03-28T11:20:31.192-04:00Comments on Years That Answer: Martini GlassesColettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-18046952583585427862018-01-14T07:58:43.423-05:002018-01-14T07:58:43.423-05:00P.S. I loved the joke.
P.S. I loved the joke.<br />Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-88313769224255663402018-01-14T07:27:12.052-05:002018-01-14T07:27:12.052-05:00Thanks for the martini rules. Happy to know them. ...Thanks for the martini rules. Happy to know them. Noilly Prat, huh? I'll be looking for it. FYI, the very last Howard Johnson restaurant was closed last year. End of an era. All that's left is a chain of discount motels.Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-56090590612454417262018-01-14T03:16:56.976-05:002018-01-14T03:16:56.976-05:00A Mountie had pursued a villain through northern f...A Mountie had pursued a villain through northern forests for weeks. Then decided to work smarter not harder. He stopped in a clearing, took out a shaker, gin, vermouth and the rest and started to do the business... The villain rushed out from between the trees. Shouting, "No, no, stupid! Ice first, ice first!"<br /><br />I am grateful to the USA for teaching me the First Law of Martinis, based on the giant versions of the cocktail then served in Howard Johnson's. Two is just short of perfection, three and you're no longer in control. How often I broke that law, how often I paid the price.<br /><br />Other iron-clad laws. Martini on the rocks is for babies, for those who don't really like the drink; it weakens itself as you watch. Noilly Prat is the only vermouth. The classic is straight up with a twist. Those who require an olive are obviously hungry and should be in a hamburger joint.Roderick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16828395545197001637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-59167685966697378192018-01-13T17:47:51.110-05:002018-01-13T17:47:51.110-05:00Why do I love this so?Why do I love this so?Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-5996275455659971522018-01-13T10:27:34.687-05:002018-01-13T10:27:34.687-05:00Watching my parents mix their martinis - they had ...Watching my parents mix their martinis - they had the whole Cinzano range in the cabinet (rosso, bianco and extra dry) when I was a preschooler, my mother had red nail varnish on her toes and wore silver sandals. My father often wore one these ghastly nylon polo shirts, striped and "casual". Cigarette smoke everywhere. Like a screen shot of Mad Men.<br />I tried the green olives and spat them out, the glace cherries (for the rosso version) were my treat.Sabinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09015827501648296977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-58032389937718871352018-01-12T14:31:21.004-05:002018-01-12T14:31:21.004-05:00It is often wise to choose the smaller glass, It is often wise to choose the smaller glass, Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-91267217158054399052018-01-12T14:10:15.696-05:002018-01-12T14:10:15.696-05:00The glass I really prefer is the smaller one in th...The glass I really prefer is the smaller one in the upper left background. Isn't it just the sweetest thing?Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-73059211672743212382018-01-12T14:08:01.387-05:002018-01-12T14:08:01.387-05:00Oh, I really should. I might drink more milk.Oh, I really should. I might drink more milk.Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-11260235736941191702018-01-12T14:07:41.389-05:002018-01-12T14:07:41.389-05:00The shaker sounds like a treasure.The shaker sounds like a treasure.Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-56714307476221482142018-01-12T14:07:08.001-05:002018-01-12T14:07:08.001-05:00I'm with you.I'm with you.Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-56392599929356887992018-01-12T12:19:52.183-05:002018-01-12T12:19:52.183-05:00Do you drink milk out of them? Just because you ca...Do you drink milk out of them? Just because you can! Birdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03479872783727855901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-34746635604430458242018-01-12T11:51:40.158-05:002018-01-12T11:51:40.158-05:00We have an ancient martini shaker that Roger inher...We have an ancient martini shaker that Roger inherited from his parents. It's ornately engraved metal of some kind with little crazy glasses that go with it, but not anything like an elegant martini glass. I don't drink martinis, but I sure do like a glass of red wine with dinner.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-5680740933287126532018-01-12T08:24:01.916-05:002018-01-12T08:24:01.916-05:00It has been a trend the past few years to use stem...It has been a trend the past few years to use stemless glasses when serving alcohol. I hate that. It takes away the elegance, the mood, the sophistication of having wine or a cocktail. That is 75% of the reason to drink. Well, maybe that is an exaggeration, but I do appreciate a long, lovely stemmed glass. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-87302195709743485922018-01-11T20:07:22.341-05:002018-01-11T20:07:22.341-05:00I double dog dare you to drink your tea in a marti...I double dog dare you to drink your tea in a martini glass. How daring that would be! But yes, it is all about how these iconic glasses fit in your hand. Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-42328633043926378952018-01-11T20:06:26.672-05:002018-01-11T20:06:26.672-05:00You ARE, my sweet. Shaken, not stirred? You ARE, my sweet. Shaken, not stirred? Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-52506372912004648272018-01-11T20:05:40.146-05:002018-01-11T20:05:40.146-05:00It is a cocktail I invented that very night. Actua...It is a cocktail I invented that very night. Actually, it is simply a cosmo made with pomegranate juice instead of cranberry. Your Lemon drop sounds great. Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-38915211427035475212018-01-11T17:26:29.004-05:002018-01-11T17:26:29.004-05:00As a teetotaler I wouldn't know the difference...As a teetotaler I wouldn't know the difference between a martini glass and a wine glass. But I feel the same way about the perfect tea mug. It needs to be just the right size and fit in my hand, just the right thickness to sip, with a delicate but sturdy handle. They do not, however, make me feel like I am misbehaving. In fact, just the opposite. Perhaps I should try my tea in a martini glass.8thdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17139355263412766126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-2140748616260381942018-01-11T17:25:21.761-05:002018-01-11T17:25:21.761-05:00I love martinis (one olive please) and martini gla...I love martinis (one olive please) and martini glasses but I never got into the shakers. Obviously I am missing something cool!The Chilly Hollow Needlepoint Adventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10226040212425559526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-65626382246890997202018-01-11T15:27:17.570-05:002018-01-11T15:27:17.570-05:00Same here. What is it about bar ware? I have a col...Same here. What is it about bar ware? I have a collection of vintage liquor bottles with glass stoppers. They're lovely. But I don't use them, I just arrange them as glass artwork. It's the unusual stoppers that are the best part. What is that cocktail? Mine is a lemon drop made with fresh squeezed lemons, vodka and sugar..plus sugar rim, ice cold. Heaven in summer. Ahhhh.livhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00091094639074377780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-83818636654861898872018-01-11T13:49:47.005-05:002018-01-11T13:49:47.005-05:00I do like a real martini. Gin or Vodka. However, t...I do like a real martini. Gin or Vodka. However, they are just too strong for me. But the glass, or the shaker...well, they are a joy to hold.Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-24233967294706818852018-01-11T12:43:39.725-05:002018-01-11T12:43:39.725-05:00My daughter has a martini shaker fixation,too. Loo...My daughter has a martini shaker fixation,too. Looked for them in every antique store we visited, from here to St. Louis. She uses hers for martini's.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.com