Shaken, Not Stirred
Last night, while cooking apple pie and stuffing for today, I tried out the martini recipe from Ian Fleming's Casino Royale.
3 parts gin.
1 part vodka.
1/2 part vermouth (this is controversial. He asked for a brand of French apertif, Kina Lillet, that is supposedly not actually a vermouth, but he also called his drink a martini, which suggests vermouth for this part.)
A large thin slice of lemon peel.
Shaken with ice until it is very cold and strained into a glass.
It is VERY good.
posted by Harsh Pencil | 11/23/2006 09:21:00 PM
You made your stuffing the night before?
Of course. It gets it out of the way
and lets the flavors mix together in the fridge. I don't put in the bird until I'm just about to cook it however.
Had I only known earlier in the day. I had two 'normal' martinis while doing the birds on the grill. One for each of them - seemed appropriate.
On my list for tomorrow (for tonight, it's out to Solera)
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