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Dry Martini (15:1 ratio) Montgomery's

Bone dry - a superbly cleansing Martini. Through experimentation, we have found that 15:1 Martinis are better shaken rather than stirred. Conversely, 3:1...
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Alan F Pye’s Avatar Alan F Pye
7th December 2024 at 00:12
Umm, not to be pedantic but I'm pretty sure Monty neither drank nor smoked so Hemingway was just looking for a put-down?
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John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
3rd July at 00:54
It was named after his war strategy which was to to have 15 men to 1.
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Alan F Pye’s Avatar Alan F Pye
3rd July at 01:36
Hi John, Yes I knew Hem's rationale but was the 15:1 factual? And if it was, could one fault a commander if the principle saved lives? His own mens', of course. Well, whatever the truth may be, I'm enjoying a 5:1 Beefeater to Dolin Dry Gibson with 3 wee onions. Wishing you happy drinking. Best.
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