Is she single?

[zenda2]

I love Andrea, she was nice enough to send me an email after I'd posted several wine questions & suggestions at her website. Pretty girls who email me are aces in my book, and can henceforth do no wrong. I've read her first two books and recommend 'Great Wine Made Simple' to all. I haven't read her latest one "Great Tastes Made Simple" but it's on my list.

I may love her to pieces but add me to the 'purist' camp when it comes to this recent unexplained wave of calling any and all cocktails martinis. There are no Mint-tinis, nor are there Mint-Martinis. A Martini is gin (or vodka for the heathen) + vermouth + olives for fiber and vitamins, and that's an end to the story. There are no mint-tinis, no brandy + lemon + Gran Marnier-tinis, no tequila + lime + triple sec-tinis, no rum + pineapple/coconut-tinis, no bourbon + sweet vermouth-tinis. There are Grasshoppers, Sidecars, Margaritas, Pina Coladas, Manhattans. These cocktails have a proud history that's not to be dismissed by pretty girls and young guys with goatees adding 'tini' to the end of another word.

Let's hear no more talk of Mint-tinis. If you want to drink a Grasshopper, order a Grasshopper and face the laughter like a man.

[This message has been edited by zenda2 (edited 12-31-2002).]