venti martini

dabney and i recently found ourselves at an art opening, where there was a loose bartender who was pouring some of the craziest (and nonpotable) cocktails. case in point, i ordered a gin & tonic. what i received was gin with a splash of tonic. upon my first sip, i nearly spewed gin vaudevillian-style all over the artwork.

another case in point, meet the world's largest martini...



that is 16 ounces of gin, a splash of vermouth, and a handful of olives.

ordinarily, i would never complain about a bartender who was a little heavy handed with the booze. but this was out of control.

warning - here's what can happen to you when you attempt to drink one very large martini; you start to pose uncontrollably on people's laps.