Why does Martini taste so bad in Ireland?

simu · 12-10-2003 2:28am #1

Why does Martini taste so bad in Ireland?

I loved drinking it when I was in France, but anytime I've ever ordered a glass in Ireland, it's been really disgusting, tasting like vinegar.

Maybe the bottles are left open too long here and it goes off.

Am I the only person who has noticed this?

John R · 12-10-2003 2:41am

Probably be the cost of it in Ireland leaving a bitter taste.

JessieG · 16-10-2003 12:49pm

erm john martini wit a dash of lime is one of the cheapest drinks going....

woosaysdan · 21-10-2003 10:21am

yeah in the pub that i work in its about €2.70 for a martini and its served as a double measure (71 ml)

blondie · 28-10-2003 5:19pm

you quite possibly had a real martini - made with gin and vermouth. martini in a bottle is a sort of european version of vermouth which is not usually drank alone!

Emboss · 28-10-2003 5:21pm

it's not just ireland.........

The Sweeper · 28-10-2003 5:28pm

A martini should be a freshly mixed drink. The bottled stuff just doesn't cut it.

It's like the difference between drinking a spirit with a mixer, and drinking a bottled alcopop. I can drink vodka and lemon all night, and have a hangover in the morning, but if I drink Smirnoff Ice all night I'll have the thumping chemical headache from the ninth circle of hell for a full day afterwards.

simu · 28-10-2003 6:55pm

But the bottled stuff is lovely in France! I thought it was may be because Martini is less popular in Ireland, the bottle is opened in a bar and then left on the shelf for ages.

rubadub · 29-10-2003 10:06am

maybe it is not the same as in france. is martini franchised like smirnoff. russian smirnoff is way better than the crap here. just like british heinken is liquid squalor compared to the real dutch stuff

woosaysdan · 30-10-2003 5:19pm

could be different ingredients in the stuff in france?

Why does Martini taste so bad in Ireland?

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