Gin and Tonic fans? What's up with tonic water these days?

[Mtsoxfan]

I have a shelf with dusty bottles of martini fixins' from years ago. Tried it and didn't like it. I'll have to give them another try now that my tastes have "matured" (since I was 50). I guess if I still don't like them, back on the shelf they go for anther 20 years....

Then again, I never thought I would like Scotch, but that managed to grow on me. Like drinking laquer thinner...

That's the problem with trying new (to me) drinks: you spend a ton on the ingredients, then if you find you don't like the drink you are stuck with a bunch of expensive ingredients unless you can find something else to make with them. I know, just go to a bar and order one, but I try to stay away from bars these days...

Vermouth goes bad. I believe it should be stored cold to extend.

 

[Mtsoxfan]

I was doing the math as I read your ingredients, thinking WoW!!!

Then I got to the end. It's still a pretty healthy drink, when you're having more than one.

Extra credit if you remember what beer commercial the italitized line was from.

Schaffer

 

[Mtsoxfan]

Martini and Rossi make vermouth, or used to...

 

[Torvy]

Martini and Rossi make vermouth, or used to...

That's the one I couldn't remember. For some reason, that one upsets my wife's stomach.

She ends up stocking up on 'better' vermouth when we have to go into DFW (3 of 4 kids live there).

 

[tradosaurus]

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Where do you buy it? Locally, there are really only Gallo and one other common cheap brand I don't recall.

You can buy dry or sweet vermouth at almost any liquor store. I just buy what’s the most inexpensive.

 

[tradosaurus]

If u want to get fancy u can smoke your Old Fashion

 

[WinterDeere]

Martini and Rossi make vermouth, or used to...

Worst vermouth, ever.

 

[Mtsoxfan]

Never had, but as a kid in the 60's, every relative had it behind the bar.

 

[Torvy]

Worst vermouth, ever.

Where do you buy the good stuff.

 

[jyoutz]

Where do you buy the good stuff.

Total Wine and more. They have the good stuff, the bad stuff, and the in-between stuff.