Gene Tunney! Who's that?

Well apparently he's a guy who had a terrible drink named after him.

Gene Tunney at Wikipedia
"James Joseph "Gene" Tunney (May 25, 1897 – November 7, 1978) was the world heavyweight boxing champion from 1926-1928 who defeated Jack Dempsey twice, first in 1926 and then in 1927. Tunney's successful title defense against Dempsey is one of the most famous bouts in boxing history and is known as The Long Count Fight. Tunney retired as an undefeated heavyweight after his victory over Tom Heeney in 1928."

So that's who Gene Tunney was and the drink...

Gene Tunney
1/4 oz Orange Juice
Dash of Lemon Juice
3/4 oz dry Vermouth
1 oz Gin

So you can see from the recipe that it includes Gin. I've had other drinks with Gin and enjoyed them, so I don't think that it's the Gin that I'm disliking so much.  I'll have to try some other Gin drinks to make sure though.  Do you like Gin?  What's your favorite Gin drink?  The American Bar has approximately 85 drinks with Gin in them.  I could go for a Long Island Ice Tea but that's not that adventureous.

It didn't take me long to buy the Gin once I'd decided on the next drink.  Too bad the drink ended up tasting terrible.  So I think I bought good Gin.  NO pine taste.  I bought Tanqueray.  Why did I choose Tanqueray?  Well, I have fond memories of a bike ride through a hurricane with approximately 2,800 other bicyclists.  Interest peeked?  Tanqueray sponsors "AIDS Ride" events and when I lived in Boston I completed the Boston to New York City AIDS Ride.  This was the year 1999 and the year of the Hurrican Floyd.  When I'd trained for the ride from Boston to New York I had prepared for an adventure.  Well, I'd had no idea!  The 'ride' began with several hours of waiting in the cold rain, a 4 hour bus ride in a bus that had defective wind shield wipers, and a stop off at a Truck Stop with 40 other bicyclists (mostly gay men) wearing spandex and helmets decorated with various near pornagraphic images.  Imagine what the truck drivers had to say when we showed up.  HA!

I'm thinking a little more about the Still suggestion.   Sounds interesting, but I can't help thinking that making my own booze might lead to blindness.  Of course the guys in M.A.S.H. did it, so why not me?