Saturday, November 26, 2011

Actually no, that's not a Manhattan

Me: "Is there anything else you need help with?" Guy: "Oh, shoot I forgot vermouth." Me: "Follow me it's right over here." Guy: "Cool, I need some for Manhattans." Me: "Ok great, I love Manhattans. We have a few sweet vermouths to choose from." Guy: "No I want some dry vermouth not red." Me: "Well that's not a Manhattan." Guy: "Yeah it is I just use dry vermouth & no bitters." Me: "Uhh a Manhattan needs bitters. Don't let anyone tell you differently." Guy: "Well I like my Manhattans with dry vermouth." Me: "Then call it something else because it's not a Manhattan. Manhattans use red sweet vermouth. Call it a Brooklyn or a Staten Island or something."

5 comments:

Papa Squirrel said...

No bitters? That's a Hoboken at best.

Michael Hughes said...

Hoboken is the home of Yo La Tengo so it has to be cool.

Perhaps we should call it a Jersey Shore

MG Nabors said...

I think that it should be called a Trenton. Capitally awful.

Samantha Dugan said...

Hate it when people do that! Kind of like when they order a Cobb salad but hold the bacon, blue cheese and egg. Not a Cobb jackass.

Michael Hughes said...

MG-nice. Quite funny.

Sam-Exactly.