[majorvices]

Some of these martini ideas are making me rethink my aversion. Esepcial the steak and cheese one up above! Smoked salmon, smoked gouda and garlic stuffed olives - that's what I want!!

[beerocd]

MEAT-ini

[dbeechum]

Oh, and I prefer to shake, hard, for about 45 seconds, to break up the ice cubes.  I love to pour my martini into a glass from the freezer and see slivers of ice float up into a layer on the surface of the martini.

Jeff, I have to say... I respected you until just now.

-- Drew
Proud stirrer of gin.

[a10t2]

Hey, nothing wrong with shaking! Deliberately watering it down with ice, though... that's just heresy.

[pyrite]

Hey, nothing wrong with shaking! Deliberately watering it down with ice, though... that's just heresy.

hershey's chocolate,, as if it was watered down chocolate.
Why not just bypass all the fancy stuff and just take it straight.

[euge]

Some of these martini ideas are making me rethink my aversion. Esepcial the steak and cheese one up above! Smoked salmon, smoked gouda and garlic stuffed olives - that's what I want!!

Smoked salmon, habanero olive and jalapeno muenster. I just love the way the alcohol really brings out the salmon that's gotten a little spicy from the habanero.

My lips are tingling... This drink is awesome!



I've got the cream cheese and smoked gouda too:

[capozzoli]

That makes me think, How bout a Jewish Martini?

Garnish with olive, lox, cream cheese, tomato and onion. Throw a couple of capers in there for good measure.

 

[richardt]

How about a scallops and bacon martini?

[majorvices]

I was telling my wife about this thread last night and about the "cocktail and a snack" idea and she thought it sounded like just about the grossest thing ever. Guess a meatini is a guy thing.

[bluesman]

This thread is making me hungry and thirsty. I'm really liking the Smoked salmon, habanero olive and jalapeno muenster martini. Looks good... sounds good...well... I might have to give that a try sometime.

[brewballs]

I'm with your wife. Throwing meat and crap in a good drink sounds gross to me as well.

[babalu87]

I was telling my wife about this thread last night and about the "cocktail and a snack" idea and she thought it sounded like just about the grossest thing ever. Guess a meatini is a guy thing.

She should have a chat with my wife 

First time we made Tuna-tini's she was all about that 

[tygo]

That makes me think, How bout a Jewish Martini?

Garnish with olive, lox, cream cheese, tomato and onion. Throw a couple of capers in there for good measure.

Not sure about all of that but the capers sound interesting.  I believe I have some of those in the fridge.  Might have to give it a try.

[euge]

Had a special order brought in: Alsatian dried sausage from Castroville. Dreamed of it in a martini. But how to prepare?

Awwww... a Gibson!

Now this is Bombay's match!

[nicneufeld]

Normally I'd think this would qualify as a gross idea, but I have to give the benefit of the doubt...if any drink would strike me as working well with a carnivore's garnish, the savory flavors of juniper and herbal vermouth would seem like the ideal place for it.

That dried sausage looks similar to some sremska kobasice I had recently...almost a beef jerky like flavor in a dried cured Serbian sausage.  Too bad I ate it all, it would do nicely as a garnish!  Probably would color the gin though.