Comments on: MxMo XVII: Let the Golden Age Begin

By: Golden Grain | The Pegu Blog

Golden Grain | The Pegu Blog — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 15:07:57 +0000

[...] 80 proof… something. This took about two minutes to execute, and I was soon shaking up two Vodka Montgomerys, one with Chopin, and one from vodka concentrate. The results? The Chopin was an easy winner. It [...]

By: Brad

Brad — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 16:03:10 +0000

Hey, thanks for the kind words! I know I’ve been a slacker at keeping my site up-to-date. I’m actually joining this Monday’s event on pairing. Hopefully it will get me out of my writing slump.

I didn’t realize you had used the Golden Age Martini until I was browsing threw the old Mixolgy Mondays. Thanks again!

By: The Cocktail Chronicles » Blog Archive » The Mushiest MxMo Ever

The Cocktail Chronicles » Blog Archive » The Mushiest MxMo Ever — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 22:06:28 +0000

[...] at Cocktailnerd reached deep into the past, and deep into the archives, to bring out the Golden Age Martini, as [...]

By: Doug Winship

Doug Winship — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 18:11:58 +0000

Actually, when ordering one in a bar, I call it by the brand I want, i.e. “A Belvedere Martini”.

I’ll try asking for a Belvedere Montgomery and see what happens.

By: Gabriel

Gabriel — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 13:39:12 +0000

Jay: This is a great way, as I mention, to ‘gateway’ into traditional martinis. I haven’t gotten around to watching the Hess video yet (which I really should) but your boy should give this one a shot. And hell, if he doesn’t like it, you can always drink it.

Doug: Just so long as you continue to call them ‘Vodka Martinis’ I’m not going to argue, hehe. Actually the only time I got riled in a conversation was when someone told me Gimlets were made with Vodka; I said, ‘No, that’s a Vodka Gimlet! Straight Gimlets are made with gin.’ As for the ‘Montgomery’ it has nothing to do with the vodka vs. gin feud, rather it’s a specific Martini named after WWII’s Field Marshall Montgomery who would only enter battle if his forces outnumbered the enemy’s 15 to 1.

A little rude of me not to explain in the post, but it was getting a tad long for me to include that. So, make your next Vodka Martini at 15:1 and call it a Montgomery and everyone will no longer care whether it’s made of gin or vodka.

By: Doug Winship

Doug Winship — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 13:06:13 +0000

Thanks for the shout out as well.

I’ll bite, however. Why is it appropriate to call a 15:1 Gin Martini a Montgomery? I’m missing the reference.
It’s all academic to me as I drink Vodka Martinis…

“That’s NOT a Martini! Martinis are made with GIN!”

Shuddup. That was is over, you lost. Martinis can be Vodka too. Sean Connery said so way back in the Sixties, and that’s enough for the world at large.
Anyway, I’m one of those guys who merely mists the inside of the glass with Vermouth, then adds the brutally shaken Vodka. Would it then make mine a “Super Montgomery”? Or does the reference involve the Gin? I only ask because I am always looking for ways to confuse and draw blank stares from bartenders around the country….

By: Jay Hepburn

Jay Hepburn — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 09:46:11 +0000

Interesting. Robert Hess does a similar thing in the latest The Cocktail Spirit video, but uses Sweet Vermouth to bring back some of the sweetness. I’m determined to get my boyfriend drinking Martinis, so these sweeter variants might be a good way to get him started.

Thanks for yet another mention too! Much appreciated.