Apparently (and it comes as no surprise, again), I can list as an intellectual ally one Anthony Bourdain : Chocolate martini : Both chocolate and liquor are good in bars, but ordering them together announces that you don't like or appreciate either. Anyone who requests this drink should also get a T-shirt that says "I am an asshole, please take my money." Chef Bourdain has been known to guest blog over at Michael Ruhlman's site , who is a fellow Clevelander. And of course the Bourdain quote is a direct ideological validation of my previously stated thoughts regarding the state of the modern cocktail in general and "status" vodkas in particular.