Vermouth is one of the unsung heroes of the cocktail world. Without it, there’s no Manhattan, Martini, or Negroni. Yet for too long, vermouth was relegated to a bit player. That has changed over the ...

Somewhere deep in the recesses of your kitchen liquor cabinet probably sits a bottle of dry vermouth. You know it’s there, but you really have no idea how long it’s been there. Maybe your uncle or a ...

UNIQUE SPIRIT: Vermouths are fortified wines with added herbs, spices and sometimes sugar, all of which provide distinctive characteristics. A primary goal of vermouth in a cocktail, says John Kerr of ...

Vermouth may be the bartender’s best friend for mixing drinks, but it is also delicious to drink on its own with its flavours full of herbs and spices. And, for once, forget the giants from Italy and ...

There is a saying that suggests that New Year’s resolutions are merely a to-do list for the first week of January. And if there has ever been a January to agree with that, this one might be it. Dry ...

Dust off your bottle. It’s a complete pour all its own. By Rebekah Peppler Your Negroni, your martini, your Manhattan and many more would fall perilously short without vermouth. A backbone to ...