When I got the diet talk from my doctor, she told me I had to go low carb. I was sad of course, but I managed to look up some low carb cocktails and see that a dirty martini was the only one I was interested in. I'm in for any drink that also comes with a small snack. I was a little spoiled in Vegas when I tried my first one at Studio 54, and it was delicious. The next best one was at GoldSpike, although their glasses were always just a tad too dirty for my taste. It's not the glassware that is supposed to be the dirty part, to all you dirty martini beginners.
After all that Vegas Neon, the Sand's is a little more colorful of a casino than I'm used to. Let me put it this way...their ceilings are really low. The filtration system could also use some work. That being said, they have an awesome show in the Utility Players, and a nice bartender at the Pipeline Lounge. I'm not much of a beer person, so I ordered a dirty martini with a pink tinge to my cheeks. He didn't even make fun of me, he just asked if he could serve it in a regular glass, as they didn't have any martini glasses. I was relieved that I wouldn't stand out with an obnoxious glass and wholeheartedly agreed.
As if to remind me that I was no longer in Viva Las Vagueness, an awesome retired gentlemen offered to pay for our drinks. Ali and I ended up talking with him for bit while we waited for the doors to open to the show, and my cocktail was pretty darn good. It's pretty easy to screw up a dirty martini, but this man was sitting up and paying attention in bartender school. Had I been wearing a hat, I would have tipped it to him.
Since it is one of my favorite drinks, I'd love to consider it for our state drink. However, it does not have a local ingredient. In fact, growing an olive tree is actually not that cool here. Seeing as how olives pretty much make a dirty martini, it looks like the search continues.
Sands Regency Hotel & Casino
345 N Arlington Ave.
Reno, NV 89501
775.348.2200Open 24 Hours
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