1 Erm? I know not what brand of vodka you use (it had better not be Absolut, that's all I'm sayin), but I'm pretty sure vodka is made from botanical stuff. Potatoes, iirc. Or did I completely misunderstand your post? The sun being under the yardarm, it's now verra hard for me tae tell...

2 Be an ingredient in a real martini? Don't be an Obama. It is very unbecoming.

3 Gregory: I'm referring to the flavoring agents in gin vs. vodka. Darth: I happen to be very passionate about my martinis. But everyone is. You know the story about the Canadian Mounties, right?--part of their survival gear is an itty-bitty kit for making a martini, because when you're lost in the Yukon and might be a goner, all you need do is get off your horse and start to make a martini: someone will appear out of nowhere to tell you how you're doing it wrong.

4 Ah, now it makes sense... Well, if it's good enough for James Bond, it's good enough for me, I guess.

5 No, no, I think those are St. Benards with the itty-bitty kits.

6 But that's in the Alps, right?