Enjoying my own variation on James Bond's Vesper Martini.

[Aristus]

The classic: gin, vodka, and Lillet. I added half an ounce of limoncello in my quest to add this wonderful liqueur to as many cocktails as can be considered appropriate.

Limoncello makes a nice substitute for the traditional lemon peel garnish.

Shaken, not stirred. Of course.

🍸

Hope everyone is enjoying the weekend.

I love you all…

[lapfog_1]

1. James Bond is ordering a weak martini

and being snooty about it - President Bartlet, The West Wing

[Aristus]

2. I love President Bartlet. But he's wrong about the weak part.

One is still getting the full measure of however much spirit makes up the cocktail. The shaking doesn’t weaken the drink; it imparts tiny slivers of ice to the drink, which feature Ian Fleming reportedly enjoyed very much.

If President Bartlet had done a careful count of exactly how much liquor the book-Bond put away, he would have either been impressed or appalled.

Hello, fellow The West Wing fan!

[lapfog_1]

4. The Shrub years... and especially the Trump years

I had to remind myself what a really good President looks and sounds like, so I would binge watch all the episodes, over and over.

[Aristus]

6. No kidding. The West Wing was one of the few things that got me through the W years.

Strange, back then, to think that that was as bad as it could get.

Every time the Republicans have hit bottom, one thinks they’ve got nowhere to go but up. Then they plow into the bedrock.

I must have watched the first four seasons of TWW a hundred times. It renews my faith in humanity in a way that nothing else could until Kamala Harris and Tim Walz came along.

[AllaN01Bear]

13. richard basehart in irwin alens city beneath the sea as prez. for reals obama

[biophile]

5. Totally agree about the ice bits

It makes a nice chilly drink, which I appreciate but many people feel that room temperature allows more full flavor. I shake my Cosmopolitans almost to slushy consistency and it adds some water but there’s still the same amount of alcohol so I don’t see that as being weaker.

[Aristus]

8. Cosmos are nice. I also enjoy Manhattans.

So much so that “Manhattan” is my nickname at work.

🥂

[True Dough]

3. Maybe you could try

your own variation of the Aston Martin next?

[Aristus]

9. No variation. I'll take it straight up. No changes.

[Enter stage left]

7. Oh yeah...well my drink was easier, all I had to do was teach my African parakeet to cuss and fuss...

and pull the cork out of a bottle of wine.



Cudos to anyone who can name the artist and the song. Bonus points for the album.

[Aristus]

10. I'm sorry. I failed the test.

Sounds very Hemingway-esque, though…

[Enter stage left]

11. You are SO close with the Hemingway thought, where did he spend a lot of time...

and who is the most famous "Island sound" artist from there? (hint...6 toed cats)

[bahboo]

12. a Jimmy Buffett reference I'm not getting?

help us out here haha....

[Dulcinea]

14. Enjoying a fine craft beer & some blues music.

You have such eclectic taste in cocktails!

[Aristus]

16. What can I say? I like variety.

[sakabatou]

15. I always thought it was shaken to hide his alcoholism

[XanaDUer2]

17. Kick