Apr 2001
In this issue:
Dirty Martini
V Lounge presents the drinking man’s cocktail
Issue: Aug, 2009
who was it that asked for his martini to be “shaken, not stirred”? Well, the fictional Bond may have demanded it with a sardonic grin, but two generations of would-be suave imitators have since helped make the classic martini the drink of choice in lounges from Honolulu to Hanoi. Ezzat Abu Khadra, outlet manager at Amman’s Crowne Plaza, wholeheartedly approves of this iconic image.
“We all need a good drink once in a while,” he says. “Any businessman who’s had a long, stressful day knows that there is no better way to unwind than with the perfect glass of martini, and at the V Lounge in Crowne Plaza, we have one of the best takes on the drink you’ll find.” Ezzat is speaking of the bar’s Whiskey Martini, a sumptuous affair made of Ballantine’s 30 Year Old and Martini Rosso. “With this drink, maybe a cigar, and our relaxing atmosphere, you’ll always be looking forward to the end of the day!” It’s a good thing we’re not morning people, then.
