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K100.1-1966 Safety Code and Requirements for Dry Martinis (1966) [pdf]

70 points by ahoka 10y ago

mutagen 10y ago
The radiation method of preparation may have been too much for Winston Churchill, who preferred his vermouth “glance across the room at the vermouth” or, to “whisper the word ‘vermouth’ over the glass,” [0] [0] http://rogerbourland.com/2006/07/31/my-drink-of-choice-a-dry-gin-martini/ http://rogerbourland.com/2006/07/31/my-drink-of-choice-a-dry...
nulagrithom 10y ago
Anyone know what the Radiation Mixing Method joke is about?
- TylerE 10y ago
  If you read between the lines, and carefully note the specifications, the ideal Dry Martini is in fact a glass of good gin, unadulterated. A drink, that I personally quite approve of.
  - riffic 10y ago
    I'm pursuing my lifelong quest for the perfect, the absolutely driest martini to be found in this or any other world. And I think I may have hit upon the perfect formula. You pour six jiggers of gin, and you drink it while staring at a picture of Lorenzo Schwartz, the inventor of vermouth - Alan Alda as the character of Hawkeye Pierce
  - stuntprogrammer 10y ago
    Indeed; as I've heard it ordered: 6 parts gin and a moment of silence for the vermouth.
metaphor 10y ago
> Extra Dry Martini. A meaningless expression used loosely by waiters and bartenders. It is frequently the excuse for a supplementary charge and is often characterized by the inclusion of excessive melted ice or an abundance of water-white vermouth. > London Dry Gin. A term encountered on the labels of imitation English gins. Many of these specimens are moderately palatable and approach the minimal levels of the American Standard. > Gibson. An unpardonable form of perversion. See Onion soup. > Onion Soup. The unholy abomination produced by the introduction of one or more pickled onions into a dry martini cocktail. Great lulz. Anyone know the story behind all the Bierce-style[1] jabbing? [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devil%27s_Dictionary https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devil%27s_Dictionary
NoGravitas 10y ago
I found it interesting that "shaken" was not considered an acceptable means of mixing a Dry Martini. Possibly because it introduces too much water via melting ice?

70 points by ahoka 10y ago

The radiation method of preparation may have been too much for Winston Churchill, who preferred his vermouth “glance across the room at the vermouth” or, to “whisper the word ‘vermouth’ over the glass,” [0] [0] http://rogerbourland.com/2006/07/31/my-drink-of-choice-a-dry-gin-martini/ http://rogerbourland.com/2006/07/31/my-drink-of-choice-a-dry...

nulagrithom 10y ago

Anyone know what the Radiation Mixing Method joke is about?

TylerE 10y ago
If you read between the lines, and carefully note the specifications, the ideal Dry Martini is in fact a glass of good gin, unadulterated. A drink, that I personally quite approve of.
- riffic 10y ago
  I'm pursuing my lifelong quest for the perfect, the absolutely driest martini to be found in this or any other world. And I think I may have hit upon the perfect formula. You pour six jiggers of gin, and you drink it while staring at a picture of Lorenzo Schwartz, the inventor of vermouth - Alan Alda as the character of Hawkeye Pierce
- stuntprogrammer 10y ago
  Indeed; as I've heard it ordered: 6 parts gin and a moment of silence for the vermouth.

metaphor 10y ago

> Extra Dry Martini. A meaningless expression used loosely by waiters and bartenders. It is frequently the excuse for a supplementary charge and is often characterized by the inclusion of excessive melted ice or an abundance of water-white vermouth. > London Dry Gin. A term encountered on the labels of imitation English gins. Many of these specimens are moderately palatable and approach the minimal levels of the American Standard. > Gibson. An unpardonable form of perversion. See Onion soup. > Onion Soup. The unholy abomination produced by the introduction of one or more pickled onions into a dry martini cocktail. Great lulz. Anyone know the story behind all the Bierce-style[1] jabbing? [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devil%27s_Dictionary https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devil%27s_Dictionary

NoGravitas 10y ago

I found it interesting that "shaken" was not considered an acceptable means of mixing a Dry Martini. Possibly because it introduces too much water via melting ice?