Thus far, in our vermouth tournament, we've done inexpensive sweet and dry brackets, a more expensive sweet bracket, and declared a dry champion. Today, we'll decide on a sweet champion, and name an overall champion. Semi-Finals: The Reds Dolin v. Boissiere The contest between Dolin, the best Top Shelf...
The Great Vermouth Taste-Off: Top Shelf Reds Thus far in our vermouth tournament, we've tasted cheap dry ones, cheap sweet ones, and more expensive white ones. Having proclaimed Cocchi Americano the champion on the dry side of our vermouth bracket, and having finally consumed or given...
Well, we've finally worked through the bottles of inexpensive red and white vermouth one way or another (Gallo has been a suitable cooking wine replacement). So, it's time to move on to the next bracket, pricier whites. You can also skip to top shelf reds, and to...
As I mentioned in my last post, it has belatedly occurred to me that I should be paying more attention to Vermouth, seeing as it's an almost constant ingredient in the cocktails I most enjoy. Having found the sweet Vermouth tasting so pleasurable and informative,...
The Great Vermouth Taste-Off: Inexpensive Reds Vermouth is one of the most common ingredients in cocktails. It's especially prevalent in my favorites: in Martinis and Manhattans, of course, but also in Negronis, Contessas, Maximilian Affairs, and Half Sinner-Half Saints. I use a fair amount of Vermouth....