9 Vermouth Cocktails That Will Convert Vermouth Haters
9 Vermouth Cocktails That Will Convert Vermouth Haters
Vermouth has had some famous haters—Winston Churchill skipped the fortified wine in his tipples and Alfred Hitchcock supposedly preferred his martinis made while giving just a passing glance in the direction of a bottle of vermouth. But despite the nay-sayers, vermouth has stuck around for a reason: the aromatized wine brings complexity and nuance to cocktails both classic and new. Needs some proof (or just some inspiration for what to do with that unused bottle hanging out on your bar cart)? Here are some of the most flavorful ways to show off what vermouth can do.
50/50 Martini
Ingredients
2 oz gin (or vodka)
2 oz dry vermouth
Instructions
Add gin and vermouth to a mixing glass with ice and stir until well chilled. Strain into a martini or Nick and Nora glass and garnish with an olive or lemon twist.
Americano
Ingredients
1.5 oz Campari
1.5 oz sweet vermouth
Club soda to top
Instructions
Add Campari and vermouth to a gals with ice and stir to combine. Top with club soda to taste.
Perfect Manhattan
Ingredients
.5 oz sweet vermouth
.5 oz dry vermouth
2 oz rye or bourbon
2 dashes aromatic bitters
Instructions
Add all ingredients in a mixing glass with ice and stir until well chilled. Strain into a cocktail glass and garnish with a cherry.
Global Gibson
Ingredients
.5 oz. Cocchi Vermouth di Torino
.75 oz. Noilly Prat dry vermouth
2 oz. Old Raj 100-proof gin
Instructions
Stir ingredients with ice and strain into glass. Garnish with pickled onion.
By Eben Freeman at Genuine Liquorette in New York City
Vermouth Spritz
Ingredients
1 part vermouth
1 part club soda
Instructions
Stir together vermouth and soda with ice and garnish with citrus peel or an olive.
Negroni
Ingredients
1 oz Campari
1 oz 1757 Vermouth di Torino Rosso
1 oz Bulldog Gin
Instructions
Build all ingredients over ice in a rocks glass. Stir for 15 seconds. Garnish with an orange peel or slice.
Undeniable Truth
Ingredients
2 oz Ford's gin
1 oz Miro dry vermouth
2 dashes Regans' orange bitters
1 tsp extra-virgin olive oil
Instructions
Stir all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with olive oil.
By Greg Best at Ticonderoga Club in Atlanta
Boulevardier
Ingredients
1 oz Campari
1 oz 1757 Vermouth di Torino Rosso
1 oz Russell's Reserve 10-Year-Old Bourbon
Orange slice, for garnish
Instructions
Combine bourbon, vermouth and Campari in a cocktail shaker. Fill with ice and shake vigorously until outside of shaker is frosty (about 30 seconds). Strain into a chilled rocks glass over large ice cube. Garnish with orange slice.
Maison Martini
Ingredients
2 oz Fords Gin
2 oz Noilly Prat Dry Vermouth
.25 oz Jacob’s Pickle Brine
2 dashes Orange Citrate
Instructions
Stir and strain into a sidecar carafe and a Nick and Nora glass. Garnish with 4 pickled peppers.
By Maison Pickle in New York City
It's time to give that neglected bottle on your bar cart some love.