I am a gin drinker, Bombay Sapphire with tonic, but I choked a little when I saw this in an otherwise great article:
Many great men through history have enjoyed gin: Winston Churchill, FDR, Ernest Hemingway, etc.I'm neutral on Hemingway, but I have read too much Ralph Raico to think that Churchill and FDR were anywhere close to great men.
That said, there were two great men who were a gin drinkers.
H. L. Mencken called the martini "the only American invention as perfect as the sonnet."
And, I once asked David Gordon, who knew Murray Rothbard very well, if Rothbard had a favorite drink. David told me it was the martini.
UPDATE:
Lew Rockwell emails to correct David's assertion that Rothbard was a gin martini drinker:
The martini was his favorite drink, but the Stolichnaya martini.
So many of the whippersnappers today drink vodka matinis. Posers.
ReplyDelete“I’m not talking a cup of cheap gin splashed over an ice cube. I’m talking satin, fire and ice; Fred Astaire in a glass; surgical cleanliness, insight.. comfort; redemption and absolution. I’m talking MARTINI. Anonymous
ReplyDeleteEPJ rocks! Not only brilliant insights and uncommon, common sense, but a martini drinker to boot. Thanks for all you do.
Take mine with Noilly Prat and 3 olives. Always a one olive toll when my wife is present.
My favorite gin is Hayman's Old Tom http://tinyurl.com/lr5uxqv
ReplyDeleteIts got a slight sweet flavor to it leaving a little different taste.
That post is from The Art of Manliness blog, which is generally a great read, although they look up to some of history's great butchers like Teddy Roosevelt, Churchill, FDR, etc. way too much. They had a post on great war books and I commented on the post that "Great Wars and Great Leaders" is an essential read, and really takes those leaders down more than a few notches (and kicks them in the nuts).
ReplyDeletetry this one,Broker's London Dry Gin has a stupid bowler hat on but thats the only thing wrong with it
ReplyDeleteTotally agree! Brokers is the most complex gin I have ever run across. Even recognized by Wine Spectator who normally only rates wines. Best in class. If you can find it, treat yourself, and try it..
Delete"Broker’s Gin has won more top awards in international competitions over the last ten years than any other gin. Broker’s truly is … THE WORLD’S BEST GIN."
Chacun a son gout.
ReplyDeleteI prefer Scotch.
Here, here. A good single malt sipped neat, there's no comparison.
DeleteI know some gin, I prefer Hendricks and Rangpur, but doesn't a Stolichnaya Martini imply a vodka?
ReplyDeleteThat was the point of Lew's email.
Delete"I am a gin drinker, Bombay Sapphire with tonic"
ReplyDeleteBob,
I strongly suggest you try Hendrick's with Fever Tree Tonic and a slice of Cucumber.
I was served this at a wonderful Indian restaurant in London over the summer...WOW!
"Clear liquors are for rich women on diets." -Ron Swanson
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Gentlemen prefer scotch
Gin is more of a spring/summer spirit for me, but I always appreciate a good gin martini. I also suggest Hendrick's - it's by far the best gin out there in my estimation. For a fun piece on gin, I can't think of a better read than what the Philadelphia Lawyer (an anonymous, libertarian-leaning lawyer from Philly) put up on his site a few years ago: http://philalawyer.net/2009/06/gin/
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