A "dark and stormy"
(ginger beer and rum)
does excellent things for some.
Try it
the next time you go off your diet.
You'll see.
But nothing beats a Martini.
No, nothing beats a Martini.
Informed imbibers agree
that a chilled Negroni
(gin, sweet vermouth, Campari)
is better than Long Island Iced Tea.
But does it beat a Martini?
Tell me what in
a Manhattan
is not to like?
Rye, sweet vermouth cut with Cynar
(an artichoke-based liqueur
you'll find at any good bar)
makes for a great cocktail
that will not fail
to please on land or sea
and improve any party.
Still, this is the singular truth:
Nothing beats gin and vermouth,
the latter French, the former English.
Served cold as the Arctic Ocean,
it inspires devotion.
It's as water to a fish,
It's delightful and delish,
It's precisely what I wish.
Nothing goes down as cleanly
as a well-mixed Martini.
No, nothing beats the Martini.
-- DL
