A "dark and stormy"
(ginger beer and rum)
does excellent things for some.
Try it
the next time you go off your diet.
You'll see.
But nothing beats a Martini.
No, nothing beats a Martini.
Citizens agree
that a chilled Negroni
(gin, sweet vermouth, Campari)
is better than Long Island Iced Tea.
But does it beat a Martini?
Tell me what in
a Manhattan
is not to like?
It's a great cocktail
and will not fail
to please on land or sea.
Still, this is the singular truth:
Nothing beats gin and vermouth.
Nothing goes down as cleanly
as a well-mixed Martini.
No, nothing beats the Martini.
— DL