tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10438070.post891413974482688107..comments2023-10-17T05:07:52.056-05:00Comments on Thunder Tales: Speaking Truth to PowerEd Rasimushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13667325554289268659noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10438070.post-6286783797244345992011-05-21T00:56:37.477-05:002011-05-21T00:56:37.477-05:00I actually know something. Bond named the drink &q...I actually know something. Bond named the drink "Vesper" after Vesper Lynd, a double agent.<br />I forget the story behind her name--I seem to recall she was born during Vespers.<br /><br />The shaken/stirred thing is purely cosmetic. Some people think shaking results in what they call a "bruised" martini as the air incorporated during the shaking makes it a bit cloudy. Doesn't affect the taste either way.<br /><br />Now, if you don't mind, I've developed thirst.Snakeeaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11410779896418020086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10438070.post-83030185047162983602011-05-19T18:26:19.789-05:002011-05-19T18:26:19.789-05:00Even better if you start with a nice flavored gin ...Even better if you start with a nice flavored gin like Beefeater Gin and leave it in the freezer for a day or until it pours like anti-freeze.PascalRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295350912183246978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10438070.post-8718920149719251412011-05-19T13:28:19.329-05:002011-05-19T13:28:19.329-05:00Interesting. I used to live in the Chicago area up...Interesting. I used to live in the Chicago area up until about 1982, and spent some very happy hours at "The 42nd Parallel" bar at O'Hare when I was going out with a flight attendant.<br />Never got into martini's, though. I was a bourbon guy....drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10438070.post-44724644155238968892011-05-19T13:27:03.202-05:002011-05-19T13:27:03.202-05:00I must be a complete putz, never understood the el...I must be a complete putz, never understood the elitism of alcohol consumption. I drank far too much while in the service and once I left the service...I never really had the urge to imbibe again.... But I suppose everyone has their obsessions.MagiKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04246858159889796721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10438070.post-48087957559642759192011-05-19T12:47:46.695-05:002011-05-19T12:47:46.695-05:00Honestly, I don't think it makes a bit of diff...Honestly, I don't think it makes a bit of difference. The classic is stirred and the reason given is always "not to bruise the gin", but you can get them colder when shaken. <br /><br />Best I ever had was at Harry's Bar in Venice on the ground floor of Cipriani's just off St. Mark's Square. The bartender would rinse the ice first to remove the frost layer. It made the surface colder and you got less dilution of the gin.Ed Rasimushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13667325554289268659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10438070.post-84234526213444448152011-05-19T12:24:02.873-05:002011-05-19T12:24:02.873-05:00Shaken, not stirred?Shaken, not stirred?Murphy's Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.com