Looking for a Martini Diva?
Any blog entitled “Martini Diva” needs to be checked out. Of course, it goes without saying that a martini is made with gin, and anything else requires an adjective in the name. The Martini Diva fosters some confusion on this well-settled issue. And I can’t agree with the Martini Diva’s assertion that there are no bad martinis. It is possible even with the limited ingredients of gin and vermouth to make a bad martini. If you expand the definition of martini to include anything served in a martini glass, then the possibility of making a bad one is undeniable (and the likelihood high). The Martini Diva adopts this definition, losing all sight of the distinction between the substance and its container. It’s kind of like saying anything you put in your fuel tank is gasoline and anything in your shoe is a foot.
But the Martini Diva provides a history of martinis and recipes for things that might taste just fine served in most any container. There is even a martini for dogs, and I think my dogs might benefit from a good dog martini, inspiring them to greater sophistication and perhaps chilling their ardor for chasing skunks. Check it out.
