The First Blog...

Blogging is for the self-absorbed. A way to vomit your opinions on the masses without them actually having to 'listen' to you. Sure enough if an opinion is worth hearing i'd subscribe to that particular blog. Like my good friend from home - Adi Ruiz's- blog. *Enter first plug* www.flavourcowboy.blogspot.com This guy is intelligent, handsome, great at what he does, and an excellent writer. His opinions on food and drink are well researched, well written and at times humorous. Go read it now...actually not yet...after this. He is not self-absorbed.

I on the other hand am. I am not the best of writers, and I PROMISE you I will hardly ever research any of my blogs. I will however, endeveour to be funny, honest, and always handsome. I have no clue what the theme of my first blog is to be about so I will survey the room and it's surroundings and rant at will. "I HATE YOU, WILL!" ...Sorry, bad gag..

So here I am, sitting down after a moderately busy Saturday night shift, gin martini in hand. *how stereotypically bartender-ish* Here I go.. title of first blog THE MARTINI.

How do you have yours? I'm assuming if you are reading this you already know me and are probably in the bar industry. You must have a penchant for cold gin and vermouth, and you probably make it the same way for customers the same way you drink it. I like mine 2 to 1 with orange bitters (fee's pleeze). Excuse me on factoids, but as far as i know this is the style associated with the Delmonico hotel (Circa 1910). - Don't bother looking this up - You will find drinks with brandy and Italian vermouth- Wrong. People liked the taste of gin and vermouth back in the day and for a reason. Vermouth was always being poured, meaning, always fresh, always tasty. Try one of these NOW, fuck it. It's makes for -what i believe a tastier- and better drink. It's also better for bar's G.P's. Dry martini be gone...

Delmonico *style Martini

5cl Gin (Something dirty and Junipery...Tanq/Gordons/Junipero)

2.5cl French (Prat)

2 dash Orange Bitters (Anything orange-y, not clove-y...fee's is good)

Stir until ice cold.

Serve up, unadorned. Drinktheshitoutofit.