Comments on: Candied Bacon Martini

By: Ray

Ray — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 19:16:25 +0000

Travis, I hear your pain.
Every time the waiter asks me if I want my Grand Marnier on-the-rocks, I flip ut.
My hope is that those who drink it that way will ultimately do other stupid things and win Darwin Awards, leaving that much more of the Good Stuff for those who appreciate it.

By: Sean

Sean — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:30:57 +0000

Bacon chocolate is a resounding success. A candied bacon martini is something I would be willing to try, but probably only if someone else went to the trouble of making it. Bacon mints are simply a crime against nature.

By: Carl

Carl — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:59:15 +0000

Spiv & Travis: I love good vodka, preferably Russian, and also love vodka martinis, preferably with french vermouth.

A big part of the problem in my experience is that “vodka” seems to mean something very different in America compared to Europe. In Europe, it is a subtle, sometimes robust, drink that quite definitely has a characteristic flavor. In America, however, Vodka seems to be to made as pure, neutral and tasteless as possible, with its appeal primarily depending on brand (e.g. Grey Goose).

And sadly, it seems that most people in online discussions have only ever experienced the American version of vodka…

By: John

John — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:52:21 +0000

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By: Travis

Travis — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:46:29 +0000

Spiv, I hear you on the whisky. Whenever I see someone take an excellent whisky and toss some ice into it I die a little inside. So much has gone to waste because of that classic image of whisky in a tumbler over ice.

and I agree about the vodka as well. Good vodka a very enjoyable experience and certainly not a completely flavourless one.

By: Spiv

Spiv — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:57:12 +0000

Oh, and as an aside: anyone who thinks pure vodka is basically flavorless has been ruining this delectable spirit for a long time. It should be frozen to a syrup, poured into a frozen glass, and enjoyed for its actual flavor while still neat. Anyone who makes mixed drinks from top shelf vodka should be strung up: if you’re just going to water it down with cranberry or orange juice, use something with a screw-top and a catchy name. Leave the good stuff for the rest of us.

Same goes for whiskey: I’ma slap the next guy who orders a single malt on ice.

Martinis I’m an old man for; 2-1 gin-vermouth, shake with ice, olive.

By: Spiv

Spiv — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:18:57 +0000

damnit, do we all read the same blogs? Cyn-C is my main evening-relaxing blog to go hit up some bacon-centric posts or adorable kittens mixed with just plain crazy things.

So incestuous are we, even when non-science related?

By: JoAnne

JoAnne — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 05:45:41 +0000

OK, Sean, I dare you to drink one! And, me thinks we need a report back from such a field trip.

By: Travis

Travis — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 05:24:15 +0000

Mmm, bacon…
I just pulled a peameal bacon roast out of the oven, I can’t wait for it to cool a bit. I wasn’t going to eat any tonight but now I think I must. The bacon flowchart has convinced me.

By: The Critic

The Critic — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:52:53 +0000

Drat it all, I meant “…the austerity of the mere hint of vermouth…”