Martini

"Ah, Moneypenny, you look ravishing."

The Classic Martini, made famous by the well know British spy, Austin Powers..... no wait, it was that other bloke. What ever his name is. This drink was traditionally stirred but as we all know it can be shaken. It is very easy to make too.

45ml Gin
20ml Dry Vermouth

So the first way to make it is combine over ice and stir. Strain into a glass and put an olive on a stick in it. Secondly it to do the same but shake, obviously, instead of stir. I had them both ways and there is a different, well my brain was telling me there was a difference. When it was stirred, it seemed less dry then I expected. You could taste the Vermouth more too. When I shook it, the drink seemed lighter but more harsh. The two spirits mixed well and created a dry tasty drink. The jury is still out on which is nicer, but at the moment it might be in favour of stirred.
I know I know, I will never make an international spy now. I might as well hand in my badge and walk mournfully into the sunset. A tumble weed blows by, sad music starts to play.
Ah bugger him, at least I am not being shot at. Besides have you every seen a blond James Bond? oh, you have. I actually like Daniel Craig as Bond. He's bring a total different style to the character then the others.
One of my all time favourite Bond films was Goldeneye. I thought it was awesome. Not only that but the Nintendo 64 game of the same name will live on as one of the best games of history. I watched Goldeneye again recently, wow it is crap. I still think Pierce Brosnan was a great bond, but the story and acting was terrible. Alan Cumming was funny and who couldn't love Xenia Onatopp played by the chick that became Jean Grey. Other then that...... I still own the DVD by the way.
Well, lets all enjoy the famous drink loved by all, or at least one. "Shaken, not stirred!"


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