Comments on: A Martini – Stirred, not Shaken

By: Stephen Pulvirent

Stephen Pulvirent — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 22:22:21 +0000

Not to offend any vodka-lovers out there, but a vodka martini just seems pointless to me. Plymouth does make an amazing, and admittedly the original, martini, but just isn't my personal favorite. Hendricks makes a nice soft, floral martini, Beefeater a more crisp, citrus forward martini, and the Berry's No. 3 has an astounding finish.

The No. 3 isn't available in the States yet, but I had a chance to sample it at Berry's whilst in London over the summer, and although a bit pricier than most gins, a fine treat.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 01:16:40 +0000

Excellent post, and thank you for upholding the gin not vodka tradition. The whole idea of something called a vodka martini is an abomination. Your choice of Hendricks, though, is a bit odd. Particularly since you didn't mention Plymouth, the gin the inventor of the martini had in mind. Hendricks is a tough gin for a fairly "straight up" cocktail, in my opinion. Still, you did say it was your choice. I had never heard of Berry Bros. No. 3 and as I see looking it up, it's fairly new. Probably not even available here in the States. Would love to try it, however.

Prosit!