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Old 11-10-2013, 04:10 PM   #41
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Yet I don't slap my knee at you.

And IPAs are awesome if you like sucking pinecones.

Don't even get me started on gin.
I was slapping my knee at Slappy.
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Yeah, we suck this year, Rick. Now my only hope for a happy ending is for Alabama to humiliate the Semiholes in the BCS game.
Gonna be yelling at the TV for that game

I take it you wouldn't like the taste of Retsina then?


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Yeah, my only hope for a happy ending is for .. gin.
We don't want to know about your particular "happy endings." TMI, bud.
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We don't want to know about your particular "happy endings." TMI, bud.
Apparently the restraining order did not reach your lawyer yet, Pete. Ah, yes...it's a holiday.
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I take it you wouldn't like the taste of Retsina then?


Made with pine resin? Geez, must taste like a Greek IPA.
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I like just a little vermouth. I put ice in my shaker, pour in about 1/4 shot of vermouth, swirl it a bit so that some of the vermouth coats the ice and then pour the vermouth out.

Then I add my gin and give it all a good shake.

I like a variety of different gins, however there is a one local one (the name escapes me at the moment as I suffer from CRS) that has a lot of Juniper in it and I tend to use that one the most.
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I like just a little vermouth. I put ice in my shaker, pour in about 1/4 shot of vermouth, swirl it a bit so that some of the vermouth coats the ice and then pour the vermouth out.

Then I add my gin and give it all a good shake.

I like a variety of different gins, however there is a one local one (the name escapes me at the moment as I suffer from CRS) that has a lot of Juniper in it and I tend to use that one the most.
Aviation, maybe?
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Aviation, maybe?
Or Pine Sol?
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There is nothing about a martini that I like, not into gin, vermouth or olives, I do kind of like that the name sounds a bit like Martian or Dean Martin for that matter... but that's about it.
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There is nothing about a martini that I like, not into gin, vermouth or olives, I do kind of like that the name sounds a bit like Martian or Dean Martin for that matter... but that's about it.
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So why post?
So why respond?
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Maybe they like the smell of pine needles from the gin.
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Gin ain't terrible. Never tried a purist martini. I just mix belvedere, a splash of olive juice, and garnish with a garlic-stuffed olive.

I like gin and tonics, so maybe I should give it a shot. I just can't stand the taste of vermouth.

As far as piney tasting IPA's, I'd have to agree with Tom. I really only like citrus-y hops like Centennial. I'm more of a stout drinker myself though.
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Sounds like we are on the same page with beer and martinis, Peter.
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Not much of an IPA fan myself, but I do love me some stout
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Apparently the restraining order did not reach your lawyer yet, Pete. Ah, yes...it's a holiday.
I would always lend you a hand, however distasteful it might be, ADB.


The circumstances would have to be pretty dire, though. Just sayin'.
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The circumstances would have to be pretty dire, though. Just sayin'.
So long as you wear a purse hat, Pete, I am in.
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All you haters!!! Remember the "Grapenuts" commercials of the 1970's with Euell Gibbons..... "Many parts of a pine tree are edible!"

That aside, I must be strange (but most of you know that already!). I love a good martini. Prefer mine "dirty", and with the vermouth poured in, then back out, then add the rest of the ingredients. Since I make mine "dirty" with the olive juice, I have no real preference on the olive as a garnish. Hard to beat Amsterdam brand for taste and price, IMO. But will always take one with Tang or Sapphire. And love gin and tonic. But in spite of that love, I cannot stand IPA's!! A waste of good water and yeast!

But I have also been known to eat a pine tree or two!!
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All you haters!!! Remember the "Grapenuts" commercials of the 1970's with Euell Gibbons..... "Many parts of a pine tree are edible!"
"Edible" does not necessarily equal "tastes good", Cliff.
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