Thanks for everybody's suggestions. I'm torn between Maker's and Elijah Craig. I think my wife would actually drink Knob Creek. Hmmm, I've got a few beers in me now so I don't really care what I get to be honest. I'm gonna make my wife a chili bomber after dinner. I don't think it's going to matter what kind of whiskey is in the drink. So it's between Maker's and Elijah. Maybe I'll go with Elijah Craig since my son's name is Elijah.
Here's a drink, if your girl won't drink it straight. Mix whiskey (like Crown) with Butterscotch Schnapps (called Buttershots). Tastes good, girls would like it I'd think.
This is off-topic since you asked about whiskey and not whisky, but you can get a bottle of Bowmore 12 year for $30. It's not as smooth as the pricier scotch, but it is pretty good value. And I happen to be having a snort of that right now. barfo
I've never had a martini that mixed gin and vodka. I'll have to carefully consider that. The lemon peel? I don't know...I like olives. There's a distillery here in Boise (Bardenay) that makes a really nice gin. On top of that, they stuff bleu cheese into their olives. It's absolutely my favorite martini of all time. I accidentally bought olives stuffed with garlic on my last run. The absolute worst idea ever for a martini. I like garlic, but man did it suck. After the first couple I pried the garlic out.
Still, though, thanks for re-affirming that it's not trashy to make a martini out of $12/fifth gin. I need that.
I bar here in LA makes this, called the "Vesper" martini (from the fleming novel) ...but they use some house gin though,...not Gordons. http://www.edisondowntown.com/main.htm
