#15. Snyder Cocktail

Ah, Snyder. Ol' Snyder liked his martini in a highball glass, with a little curacao and orange peel. That's what this is, really- a relatively dry martini, sweetened with curacao, garnished with orange peel. Two thirds gin, one third dry vermouth, two dashes curacao, and orange peel.

It's not terrible. The curacao and orange peel make this more interesting than it would be otherwise. I like the subtle citrus, but still get a strong vermouth aftertaste. Maybe if I drink enough of it, I'll start enjoying vermouth? Here's hoping! Otherwise, this is going to be a real slog.

Difford's calls this a Snyder martini, and uses Grand Marnier instead of curacao. But I'm with Ensslin on this one, if only because Grand Marnier is expensive (Seriously Expensive) and curacao is basically free. At least, the horrible blue stuff that I got was super cheap. I wish it weren't blue, though. It makes everything look like Kool-Aid.