Film · 1934
The Dry Martini, Bronx and Manhattan: the scenes, who drinks what, and what’s said.
Nick Charles
Nick Charles lectures the hotel bartenders on shaking cocktails to a dance rhythm, and Nora later orders five martinis lined up to catch up with him.
“The important thing is the rhythm. Always have rhythm in your shaking.”
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Sources: Wikiquote: The Thin Man (film); Tasting Table: 12 Iconic Times Gin Cocktails Made It To The Big Screen; Cheryl Charming (Miss Charming): Cocktails in Film
Nick Charles
In the same lecture to the bartenders, Nick says each cocktail has its own shaking tempo, and the Bronx gets two-step time.
“a Bronx to two-step time”
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Sources: Wikiquote: The Thin Man (film); Wikipedia: Bronx (cocktail); Cheryl Charming (Miss Charming): Cocktails in Film
Nick Charles
Nick opens his shaking lesson with the Manhattan, which he says should be shaken to fox-trot time.
“Now a Manhattan you shake to foxtrot time”
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Sources: Wikiquote: The Thin Man (film); Wikipedia: Bronx (cocktail); Cheryl Charming (Miss Charming): Cocktails in Film