Shaken, stirred by martini mixes

IT would appear that “feminization” has hit the bars [“Herbal Cocktails, Anyone?” by Donna Deane, May 24]. Too much soy has finally caught up with us.

What’s up with the flavored, infused and radioactive martinis that both men and women are drinking these days? If you want a martini, have a martini -- the silver shimmer of a good vodka coating a sparkling glass with just the right balance between smooth and tingle. The only decision should be “one olive or two?” Anything else is soda pop for the children pretending to be adults.

STEPHANY YABLOW

North Hollywood