SILVER BULLET

How many bartenders get a call for a Silver Bullet?
How many bartenders even know what a Silver Bullet is?
Answer: not many, to both questions.
Us old-school dinosaur bartenders know what a Silver Bullet is.
It's a Martini with a scotch float. Definitely old-school cocktail.
I mean a real Martini. The kind with gin.
To me, a vodka Martini is not a Martini. It's just chilled vodka, served straight up.
A few weeks ago at Rock Creek, some guy in the dining room ordered a Silver Bullet. At Rock Creek, the waiters (sorry, I mean "servers"), pick up the drinks for the dining room at the service end of the bar.
One waiter came up and ordered a Silver Bullet. The waiter said that the customer asked if the bartender knew how to make one. To my astonishment, I couldn't believe that someone out there had actually ordered a Silver Bullet! I haven't had a call for that in over 25 years! First thing I start thinking is that the guy (and I do mean "guy", being that women don't order Silver Bullets), must be over 50 years old.
I made the cocktail, and personally carried it out to the dining room. I wanted to shake the hand of a real professional drinker. The guy looked about mid-sixties. Had to be to even remember what a Silver Bullet is. He also looked very distinguished and dapper.
He appreciated the fact that I knew how to make one, and that I personally carried it out to him.
He tasted it, and loved it!
The Silver Bullet is a cocktail that the old-school reporters drank.
I can just picture H. L. Mencken or Johnny Apple downing a few Silver Bullets over their extra-large cut of prime rib!