tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19214002.post8545900029813548858..comments2024-02-05T00:53:15.750-08:00Comments on Food Writer’s Diary: Undercover cocktails, steak and AndyBret Thornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421121059536730439noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19214002.post-50799713256558425222007-07-27T18:33:00.000-07:002007-07-27T18:33:00.000-07:00"... gin is merely vodka infused with juniper and ..."... gin is merely vodka infused with juniper and other things..."<BR/><BR/>Geesh. That's like comparing Jaws - brutal, ugly, and straightforward - with Bond, James Bond himself - refined, stylish, and subtle.<BR/><BR/>But good point that you really don't need the vodka, just the gin alone will do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19214002.post-12888973266460599142007-07-17T09:16:00.000-07:002007-07-17T09:16:00.000-07:00Ah, but vodka is in theory an odorless, flavorless...Ah, but vodka is in theory an odorless, flavorless spirit, and gin is merely vodka infused with juniper and other things, so the vodka serves to dilute the flavor, though not the punch, of the gin. It’s a little precious if you ask me, but I’m not a 00-level British spy.Bret Thornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05421121059536730439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19214002.post-26886176854939786012007-07-17T09:08:00.000-07:002007-07-17T09:08:00.000-07:00Yikes, Vodka and Gin in the same glass?I'm suspici...Yikes, Vodka and Gin in the same glass?<BR/><BR/>I'm suspicious that thats a real drink, reminds me of the Long Island Ice Teas.JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02699889179999320773noreply@blogger.com