Jl04 - Mortal Sin
“Really drink.
Sure, I’ll have a beer or two with a burger or a steak. But sit at a bar and down the hard stuff? Not for me.
Usually.
If I’ve lost a case or a woman, I’ll head to the Gaslight Lounge downtown and watch Mickey Cumello make a martini. Plymouth gin, two and a half ounces give or take a drop, four ice cubes, and a splash of dry vermouth. He stirs with a glass swizzle because shaking clouds the drink. Then Mickey strains the potent concoction into a chilled glass. Finally, he squeezes a lemon peel above a burning match, letting the oil pass through the flame and into the drink. The perfect martini—sharp as a polished blade—with just a hint of burnt lemon.
Okay, so I don’t just watch him make the martini. But I seldom drink more than two.
Sometimes, I tell Mickey Cumello my problems. He’s a good listener. Quiet, attentive, thoughtful. I’ve never seen Mickey in the light of day and probably wouldn’t recognize him if he came out from behind the scarred teak bar.
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