Dirty Vodka Martini: Toast to Itty Bitty
6May2008 Filed under: Moment of Day Author: Noelle dEstries
I want to give a shout out to my beloved cat Itty Bitty who died a year ago today. He was tragically hit by a car and I found his barely scathed body on the side of the road (should have seen the car). And thus, like any broken heart does, the gentleman lover and I, cried and drank dirty martinis while screaming at the world, the gods and the invention of the automobile.
Itty Bitty Dirty Vodka Martini
3 oz vodka
1 oz dry vermouth
1/2 oz olive brine
Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker half-filled with cracked ice. Shake well. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass, garnish with an olive, and toast to Itty Bitty, the only cat I knew who could fetch.
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Jan
May 6th, 2008 at 6:31 pm
Ahhhh. That’s so sad. And he looks just like one of my cats, Tommy Ticklemouse. I’d be heart broken if anything happened to him.
I have a glass of wine here, so here’s to Itty Bitty.
We Are Never Full
May 7th, 2008 at 6:52 pm
OMG! this is a tragic story!! i’m such a cat-lover… i really feel for you and that adorable sweetheart of a cat. so sorry. i would’ve done the same fucking thing as you, but itty bitty is in a better place but that driver has to live with his/her guilt forever! BASTARD CAT KILLER!
i hope you spilled some dirty martini on your carpet and said, ‘one for my homey, itty bitty’… like a flavah flav move? god i hope you know what i’m talking about. –amy
Noelle
May 7th, 2008 at 6:55 pm
Yes, I know what you’re talking about — and I am quite sure I spilled some on myself and the carpet. Thanks for the kind words, he’s smoking cat nip in heaven.
The Beautiful Kind
May 9th, 2008 at 4:08 pm
Now THIS is my idea of a kitty cocktail.
Cheers, Itty Bitty.
Skeezix
May 21st, 2008 at 1:39 pm
Aw, poor little kitter. So sad, I’m so sorry.
May I suggest that you add a little Tabasco to the martini before shaking? Adds a nice twist on a classic, then again I’m completely obsessed with Tabasco.