Best Martini s

Muso & Frank's. Hollywood, California. Hands down. Plus a mini-carafe on the side. Bartenders are classic -- none younger than 70 years old. These blokes know how to make a proper, non fu-fu, Martini.

Now, for Martini Italiano -- i.e. a Negroni -- go to Overstreets. A couple of bartenders there have a passion for the "old time" drinks. I've even been thanked for ordering Negroni's there -- they *like* to make them.

Lastly, good Negroni at, of all places, the Holiday Inn in Kyoto (in Japan Holiday Inn's aren't really Holiday Inn's, if you know what I mean). Sit on the rooftop "beer garden", watching the river and sip away. Ahhhhhh!

I'm going to go shake some up right now...

juniper berries give me hives. thus, my "martinis" are comprised of vodka and vermouth. my recipe: chill your glasses in the freezer for at least 3-4 hours ( i also have a riedel collection but mine are for ports, sherries and bordeaux's - wouldn't put a $65+ stem in the subzero); chill grey goose vodka 'til it become close to gelled ( may require dry ice in the freezer ). into martini stem, pour about a quarter ounce of martini and rossi dry vermouth, swirl quickly and pour out. fill with the chilled grey goose and drink quickly. if you need a garnish, use cornishones on the side. if you feel more adventuresome, replace the grey goose with stolichnaya pertsovska ( pepper flavored) and garnish with fresh jalapenos, sliced lengthwise with seeds entact. - kelly

Cornfed, I thought you were a Manhatten guy. Doug

doug: you're correct about my preferences, tho i've been known to imbibe other products containing no less than 40% alcohol by volume, as well. favorite mahattan: maker's mark gold with a tiny bit of martini and rossi sweet vermouth, all chilled, poured out per martini recipe. (hate "perfect" mahattans). BTW, are you keepin' notes? ;o)

Yes, I'm taking notes. My wife is the martini drinker, I am the Manhatten drinker. For mine, M&R Sweet and Crown Royal, six to one, all chilled, no cherries. My wife loves Black Martini's, problem is I have yet to get one that matches one she had in Phoenix a year ago. Anyone got a Black Martini mix???? Doug