tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post4290840184495348405..comments2024-03-27T23:55:17.673-07:00Comments on Flogging Babel: Protecting Yourself From A Martini SnobMichael Swanwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18389836784776252022noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-11007945257389136832015-10-15T08:18:48.818-07:002015-10-15T08:18:48.818-07:00I had always heard that one was supposed to ask fo...I had always heard that one was supposed to ask for a martini stirred, as shaking would bruise the juniper berry flavor in the gin. I have never understood how one could bruise trace chemicals already in solution in water and alcohol. However, some decades ago, when my dad's summer job in high school was serving drinks at a snooty club in Atlanta (this was several decades ago), the bartender would mix up their martinis in advance and store them in gallon jugs under the bar. When a martini snob would order their martini stirred, my dad would bring it to their table in the form of an empty martini glass with a glass stirring rod and the drink in a small glass flask on the side, so the customer could pour and stir as they felt. These same martini snobs, some decades later, would likely snicker at James Bond's famous order. Kevin Cheekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17615258563790520320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-76504407808320994062015-10-14T18:53:05.601-07:002015-10-14T18:53:05.601-07:00Ah. Set phasers on "snark." Thank you fo...Ah. Set phasers on "snark." Thank you for this useful tip. Wendy S. Delmaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07004469957442663539noreply@blogger.com