ABCs of martinis

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The ABCs of martinis
More on martinis
Area restaurants and bars serve a rainbow of martinis with colorful
names. Here’s an alphabetical listing and descriptions of some martini
monikers from the drink menus.
Weekly Specials
The other OJ
Need more?
Tuesdays — $4 martinis at The Union; $2
off martinis at Old
Burdick’s.
Monday-Friday — $5
martinis from 4 to 6
p.m. at The Union.
Thursdays — 1/2 off
all martinis at Zazios.
Fridays — Appetizers
and martinis for
$8.95 at University
Roadhouse.
A Dirty Martini uses
olive juice as a substitute or an accompaniment to vermouth. Here are a
few dirty options:
If you have martini accessory needs,
consider swinging by Oggi — The Gift
Shoppe, 132 S. Kalamazoo Mall, downtown Kalamazoo. You’ll find a wall of
colorful glasses, complete with
recipes attached to the bottom.
Key:
Bubbly: Martinis incorporating
champagne or soda.
Chocolaty/Nutty: These martinis
are a liquid dessert. Best for
those with an intense sweet
tooth.
Fruity: Berries and pineapple are
the two most popular fruit flavors
in this list. Fruit mixers range
from syrupy sweet to light and refreshing.
Old School: Alcohol, not dressed
up with all that extra sugar and
flavor. A bracing tipple for the vintage-minded.
Savory Martinis: Salty tasting
rather than sweet.
A fter Dinner Mint
Nuts & Berries
Irish cream, Kahlua
and creme de
menthe
(Chocolaty/Nutty)
@ Lo Do Company
Raspberry schnapps,
Frangelico, cream
(Chocolaty/Nutty/
Fruity) @ Lo Do
B erry White
Kurant, blueberry
schnapps, Slice,
cream
(Fruity/Bubbly)
@ The Y-Bar
C ucumber Rose
Hendricks Gin, rose
liqueur, cucumber
(Fruity/Vegetable/
Old School)
@ Journeyman Cafe
Dirty Girl
Svedka Vodka, dirty,
with bleu-cheese
stuffed olives
(Old School)
@ University Roadhouse
Echegaray
Vodka, peach
schnapps, raspberry
liqueur, champagne
(Fruity/Bubbly/
Strong)
@ Fandango
Flirtini
Lemon vodka, sour,
raspberry schnapps,
lemonade (Fruity)
@ The Union
Godiva Waltz
Godiva white chocolate liqueur, Kahlua,
Absolut, Frangelico,
vanilla and a dash of
cream
(Chocolaty/Nutty/
Strong)
@ Food Dance Cafe
Kate Meriweather, left, drinks her
Dangerous martini last Thursday at
Zazios with her friend Tammy
Costinzo. Martinis are half off at
Zazios on Thursdays.
Orgasmatini
Hypnotize
Hypnotize
Hypnotic, Malibu
Rum, Blue Curacao
and pineapple juice
(Fruity/Strong)
@ Fat City Bistro
I
rresistible
Manhattan
Bourbon, Sweet vermouth, Amaretto,
bitters & cherry juice
(Old School/Fruity)
@ Food Dance Cafe
Jitter Bug
Melon liqueur, Svedka
Strawberry, sour
(Fruity)
@ Roadhouse
K alamapolitan
Absolut and
cointreau with
cranberry juice
(Fruity)
@ Old Burdick’s
L ove Potion
Stoli Vanil, white and
dark Godiva and
Bailey’s Irish cream
(Chocolaty/Nutty)
@ Oakwood Bistro
Purple
People Eater
Bacardi Limon, Blue
Curacao, dry vermouth and cranberry
juice (Fruity)
@ North 11
T
Chambord, Kurant,
orange vodka &
cranberry juice
(Fruity/Strong)
@ The Y-Bar
iramisu
Kahlua, Amaretto,
Bailey’s, Vanilla Stoli
with cinnamon
(Chocolaty/Nutty)
@ Food Dance Cafe
M r. Belvedere
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Belvedere, dry vermouth, dash of Grand
Marnier, lots of olives
(Old School/Strong)
@ Zazios
Parrot Bay, Midori,
pineapple juice
(Fruity)
@ Zazios
Skyy vodka, Malibu
coconut rum, orange
juice, pineapple juice,
with a cherry
(Fruity)
@ Oakwood Bistro
On The Web
Zazio’s
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JERRY CAMPBELL / SPECIAL TO THE GAZETTE
Loungin’ around
Fat City Bistro, at 601 S. Burdick St., has a smoking
and martini lounge upstairs. The party, above, celebrated the graduation of three WMU
students, starting third from left, Carin Wiedmeyer,
Kate Leist and Sarah Yarger.
180 degrees of martinis
For those of you with plenty of disposable income, we suggest you consult
the folks at the Kalamazoo Outdoor
Gourmet, 2415 N. Burdick St. For
$9,850, you can get the 180-Degree
Martini Bar, a stainless steel bar
modeled after a martini glass.
X-Rated
X-Rated
Road Runner
S
Dirty Martini
Skyy vodka, olive
juice and three
stuffed olives
@ Oakwood Bistro
JONATHON
GRUENKE /
GAZETTE
Voo-Ju
Coconut rum, melon
liqueur, pineapple
juice & a splash of
cream (Fruity)
@ Fandango
angriatini
Housemade sangria,
raspberry vodka
(Fruity) @ Fandango
Dirty Martini
Absolut, dry vermouth, olive juice
@ Zazios
www.martiniart.com
Quixote (Don)
Pepper vodka,
Cuervo and dry
vermouth
(Savory/Old School)
@ North 11
Dirty
Bistro
Dirty Bistro
Vodka, olive juice
@ Fat City
Wizard
of Oz
X-Rated Vodka, XHoliday martinis
Rated Fusion Liqueur,
The Oakwood Bistro is doing a series of featured martinis with a holiday
mango schnapps,
theme for $7.50 apiece. The most popular, according to bartender Matt
sour (Fruity)
Rafferty, above, is the Polar Bear (white chocolate Godiva, cream, pep@ Zazios
permint schnapps and topped with Ghirardeli chocolate).
Y-Tini
Vodka, Blue Curacao, pineapple, sour
(Fruity)
@ The Y-Bar
Locales
Fandango, 247 S. Kalamazoo Mall,
downtown Kalamazoo. 226-9800.
(www.fandangotapasbistro.com)
Fat City Bistro, 601 S. Burdick St.,
downtown Kalamazoo. 343-7969.
ombie
(www.fatcitybistro.com)
izard of Oz
Food Dance Cafe, 401 E. Michigan
Rum,
apricot
brandy,
Barcardi Limon, Midori, pineapple juice, orange juice, pineap- Ave., downtown Kalamazoo. 3821888. (www.fooddancecafe.com)
ple juice, lime juice,
lime juice
Journeyman Cafe, 114 E. Main St.,
sugar
(Fruity/Strong)
Fennville. (269) 561-2269.
(Fruity/
Strong)
@ Zazios
(www.journeymancafe.com)
@ The Union
Lo Do Company, 153 W. Centre Ave.,
— Anne Holcomb and John Liberty, Gazette
Portage. 327-6000.
(lodocompany.com)
To see an interactive map showing
North 11, 5585 Gull Road, Kalamathe local sites where you can get
zoo. 381-8211. (www.north11.com)
martinis, go to
Oakwood Bistro, 3003 Oakland
www.mlive.com/ticket.
Drive, Kalamazoo. 344-5400.
Old Burdick’s, 100 W. Michigan
On the cover
Ave., downtown Kalamazoo. 226Local artists Melissa Stout and Karen
3192. (www.oldburdicks.com)
Morgan create two kinds of holiday martini
glasses. For more information, go to Page 2.
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The Union Cabaret & Grille, 125 S.
Kalamazoo Mall. 384-6756.
(www.millenniumrestaurants.com)
University Roadhouse, 1332 W.
Michigan Ave. 345-7990.
The Y-Bar, 2804 W. Michigan Ave.,
Kalamazoo. 373-1190.
(www.waysidewest.com/ybar)
Zazios, 100 W. Michigan Ave., downtown Kalamazoo. 384-2650.
(www.zazios.com)
Number of options
(excludes specialties or requests)
Y-Bar: 21.
Zazios: 62.
Food Dance: 15.
North 11: 52.
Old Burdick’s:
Lo Do: 51.
Oakwood Bistro: 14.
Fat City Bistro:
43.
8.
Fandango: 39.
Journeyman
The Union: 25.
Cafe: 5.
University
Roadhouse: 22.
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