A Martini Is A Drink Not A Glass

Here is my personal pet peeve of the century: People who do not know what a Martini is, and yet order one at every bar in the city.

A Martini is, by definition, gin, vermouth, and olive(s). A vodka Martini is the same but with vodka in place of gin. Any good bartender will ask you which you would like. A poor bartender will just make it with vodka if you don't specify.

A Martini "extra dry" is, colloquially, a martini without vermouth. Here's the rub: A Martini without vermouth IS NOT A MARTINI !!

Nor is a chocolate martini, appletini, or anything else simply because it is served in a beautiful yet precarious cocktail glass (Like the drink pictured above. You get a photo example of a non-Martini because I don't have a photo of a real Martini).

Ordering a Martini "extra dry" is like ordering "gin with vermouth, without vermouth." Say whaa?

And let's face it, you want vodka. You want grey goose up with olives (Also grey goose is thin and I despise it. Yeah I said it.).

There. Rant finished. Every blog needs one, right?