The Perfect Appletini...

... is dead.

Dead I tell ya'!

I would walk into Wasabi Restaurant

A Thai and Japanese place

In Cary, North Carolina

For starters I would order an Appletini

It was the first place I ever ordered one

The waiter would walk to my table with it

A perfect sense of balance

For the glass was filled to the absolute top

It was clear, with a few pieces of shaved ice floating on top

I was unable to pick it up without spilling a little

I would clean up the spills

Then sip that puppy to my hearts content

Delicious and rare in its quality of taste and presentation

I really wouldn't order it anywhere else as I have found

Others are a disappointment in comparison

Then, not long ago

I returned to wonder again

At this artful cocktail

The serving was a good half inch short of full

(Right where many would argue my brain typically is)

The mixture was cloudy as opposed to clear

There was no shaved ice afloat in the concoction

To top it off the Thai beef fried rice was bland

When finished and having paid I asked for the manager

The man who walked up was the very same who mixed my drink

I told him anyway

As nicely as I could

Because I hoped to return one day

And find that perfect martini

Still alive

I few days later I was there for lunch

And noticed the bartender, different, was the one

Who had prepared those amazing drinks

For me in the past

There is hope for my return after all!!