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The Zintini, its origins and recipe.

In the summer of 1962, there was a restaurant in southern Florida called Zins. It was locally known to serve the globally known recipes for Gin and Vodka. These classic Martini cocktails were comprised of either 1 ounce of Gin or 1 ounce of Vodka, with a teaspoon of Vermouth, garnished with either an Olive, Lemon Twist or Cocktail Onion, served neat or up. They were shaken with ice, in a cocktail shaker and poured into a cocktail glass with an inverted bowl in a long stem. They were routinely served chilled, but not over ice.

On a particularly hot summer evening, a group of patrons stopped at the restaurant while travelling across the state of Florida. After drinking several of these classic Martini drinks, the patrons decided to suggest to the Bartender to alter the recipe and combine both the Gin and Vodka Martini into a new concoction and thus, the Zintini was born. The founder's of the Zintini were two of the patrons who were there, their names were Tom and Phyllis Clement. The Clement's recipe was allegedly institutionalized at the restaurant and began to spread by word of mouth. It has since been shared and has proliferated. The Zintini has now been enjoyed by countless scores of people all over the world. The purpose of this article is to memorialize the Zintini, its founders, and to share the recipie here so others can enjoy it as well. Cheers.

The recipe for today's classic Zintini is as follows:

2 ounces Vodka - 1 ounce Gin - 1 tablespoon Vermouth - Optional but highly encouraged, 3 large, Blue Cheese stuffed Olives - Optional, 1-2 tablespoons Olive Juice to add the "dirty" flavor - Combine in cocktail shaker and shake vigorously - Pour over ice in a large tumbler