Dry sherry? Well, I'll try it sometime.

Gervase, you're the only person I know besides Curmudgeon who quotes the line about martinis being like a woman's breasts.

Almost forgot. One of the tastiest things I've discovered to stick on a spear in your Bloody Mary is pickled brussels sprouts.

Take a package of frozen brussels sprouts (or par-boiled fresh ones) and dump them into the brine left over when you've finished a jar of dill pickles. Let them sit for a couple days. Place a few on a skewer and add them to your Bloody Mary. Nice nosh.

Linn