Not poetry, but still...

And then, of course, there's James Thurber, one of my favorite writers:

"One martini is all right. Two are too many, and three are not enough."

Feel free to post more drinking quotes in the comments section.

More Martini Poetry

Here's another, this time the famous one by Dorothy Parker:

I like to have a martini,
Two at the very most.
After three I'm under the table,
After four I'm under my host.

She must have been invited to a lot of parties.

Anybody have any other cocktail poetry?

Cocktail Poetry:

Here's a nice bit from Ogden Nash:

There is something about a Martini,
A tingle remarkably pleasant;
A yellow, a mellow Martini;
I wish that I had one at present.
There is something about a Martini,
Ere the dining and dancing begin,
And to tell you the truth,
It is not the vermouth--
I think that perhaps it's the gin.

Personally, I like the vermouth too, but the man does have a point...

Olive or Twist

I really like this article. It has musings about cocktails, their history, and even art.

http://www.artsjournal.com/outthere/2007/09/olive_or_twist.html

Though there's a bit of hyperbole, I particularly agree with this:

I wish I could see the transformed face of the lucky soul who lifted the first martini. Of course, one of the reasons the martini thrives (gin, not vodka!) is that, as I've written before, the first glacial sip is always a revelation, the second a verification.

And I think he has a good perspective on the whole cocktail phenomenon when it's at its best :

Just like any other art form, a bad cocktail leaves one shaken, while a great cocktail leaves one stirred.

Nice writing, too. Take a look.