Comments on: Pronouncing “TANQUERAY” http://rogerbourland.com/blog/2007/05/21/pronouncing-tanqueray/ Roger Bourland writes about music and life Tue, 14 Oct 2008 03:54:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.10 by: DJA http://rogerbourland.com/blog/2007/05/21/pronouncing-tanqueray/#comment-29161 Tue, 22 May 2007 09:32:37 +0000 http://rogerbourland.com/blog/2007/05/21/pronouncing-tanqueray/#comment-29161 What the they really ought to scold you on is the "straight" part. Assuming you are ordering a Martini, and not just cold gin with an olive garnish, than it's not "straight" at all -- it's a <b>blend</b> of gin and vermouth (ideally somewhere in the 5-to-1 range). For a cocktail, the opposite of "on the rocks" is just "up." It's only "straight up" if you're ordering, for example, a chilled vodka shot. (Not that any civilized person would do that.) What the they really ought to scold you on is the “straight” part. Assuming you are ordering a Martini, and not just cold gin with an olive garnish, than it’s not “straight” at all — it’s a blend of gin and vermouth (ideally somewhere in the 5-to-1 range). For a cocktail, the opposite of “on the rocks” is just “up.” It’s only “straight up” if you’re ordering, for example, a chilled vodka shot. (Not that any civilized person would do that.)

]]> by: PK http://rogerbourland.com/blog/2007/05/21/pronouncing-tanqueray/#comment-29073 Tue, 22 May 2007 00:35:40 +0000 http://rogerbourland.com/blog/2007/05/21/pronouncing-tanqueray/#comment-29073 Yeah, but after three or four it starts becoming ta.. tager... tan oh JUST GIMME ANOTHER! :-) Maybe the waiter is just saving time? Yeah, but after three or four it starts becoming ta.. tager… tan oh JUST GIMME ANOTHER! :-) Maybe the waiter is just saving time?

]]> by: Michael http://rogerbourland.com/blog/2007/05/21/pronouncing-tanqueray/#comment-28988 Mon, 21 May 2007 15:57:28 +0000 http://rogerbourland.com/blog/2007/05/21/pronouncing-tanqueray/#comment-28988 It strikes me what's going on here is that people are too lazy to take a good look at the letters on the bottle. If you're not paying attention, I suppose the "q" can look like a "g". Shrug. I was going to make another bitchy comment about how one shouldn't have to specify the olive when ordering a martini, because that's part of what makes it a martini, but according to the <a href="http://www.tanqueray.com/tanqueray/history/" rel="nofollow">timeline</a> on Tanqueray's web site (you'll be asked to lie about your age), the garnish was originally a cherry. On the other hand, their bold claim that the martini originated in Martinez, California is a matter of dispute, so who knows. Now, I think I'll go fix myself a refreshing Tangueray quimlet on the rocks! It strikes me what’s going on here is that people are too lazy to take a good look at the letters on the bottle. If you’re not paying attention, I suppose the “q” can look like a “g”. Shrug.

I was going to make another bitchy comment about how one shouldn’t have to specify the olive when ordering a martini, because that’s part of what makes it a martini, but according to the timeline on Tanqueray’s web site (you’ll be asked to lie about your age), the garnish was originally a cherry. On the other hand, their bold claim that the martini originated in Martinez, California is a matter of dispute, so who knows.

Now, I think I’ll go fix myself a refreshing Tangueray quimlet on the rocks!

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