ehagerty
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Pictures first, details later...
This was the second martini tasking - the first involved gin - I didn't even know there were two different ones (not that it would have mattered). I did this more for the experience than from any love of vodka or martinis - as a matter of fact, they taste smell like the alcohol we used to keep under the bathroom sink to clean blemishes.
The CM conducting the tasting.....
The complement of martinis, shakers etc.
First martini - classic, with olive - one sip was enough for me (no offense, just personal taste)
Cosmo martini - this I could drink
The other two - one was a "toblerone" martini, including Baileys, Kahlua, Godiva (this was most edible) and the other was citrusy, contained lemoncella (sp?) - pretty good.
In short, I enjoyed the experience, but am not a martini convert (would never choose one over wine).
My once-every-30-years luck broke through the barrier this day - I won two things. In my left hand, a tropical martini (at that point, without a place mat to provide cues, I couldn't tell you what was in it) - which I WON - by answering this question - "What is the best martini?". The presumed correct answer (for all the tastings) is "The one you like." I prefer my answer, which was "THAT ONE!!".
In left hand (on the right side of the picture) is one of 4 promotional backpacks given out during a presentation by the directing animator of "Up" (Dave Mullins - different, upcoming thread). I walked in during the last 5 minutes of the presentation (had gone to one earlier in the week), received a raffle ticket, one, got it sign by Dave and made it to the martini tasting only a couple of minutes late!!
There, now you know what the person behind the camera looks like - a tad overweight, slightly inebriated!!
The experience was fun, reasonable, I recommend it is if fits into your interests and schedule. $12
This was the second martini tasking - the first involved gin - I didn't even know there were two different ones (not that it would have mattered). I did this more for the experience than from any love of vodka or martinis - as a matter of fact, they taste smell like the alcohol we used to keep under the bathroom sink to clean blemishes.
The CM conducting the tasting.....
The complement of martinis, shakers etc.
First martini - classic, with olive - one sip was enough for me (no offense, just personal taste)
Cosmo martini - this I could drink
The other two - one was a "toblerone" martini, including Baileys, Kahlua, Godiva (this was most edible) and the other was citrusy, contained lemoncella (sp?) - pretty good.
In short, I enjoyed the experience, but am not a martini convert (would never choose one over wine).
My once-every-30-years luck broke through the barrier this day - I won two things. In my left hand, a tropical martini (at that point, without a place mat to provide cues, I couldn't tell you what was in it) - which I WON - by answering this question - "What is the best martini?". The presumed correct answer (for all the tastings) is "The one you like." I prefer my answer, which was "THAT ONE!!".
In left hand (on the right side of the picture) is one of 4 promotional backpacks given out during a presentation by the directing animator of "Up" (Dave Mullins - different, upcoming thread). I walked in during the last 5 minutes of the presentation (had gone to one earlier in the week), received a raffle ticket, one, got it sign by Dave and made it to the martini tasting only a couple of minutes late!!
There, now you know what the person behind the camera looks like - a tad overweight, slightly inebriated!!
The experience was fun, reasonable, I recommend it is if fits into your interests and schedule. $12
I like any kind of booze(almost
) so this looks right up my alley. Did you notice if anyone was sharing? DH and I may do several different tastings, so it would be great if we could share and just pay for one.
