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Vermouth Drinks

By Food & Wine Updated March 12, 2018
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Vermouth, an aromatized wine, is most popularly used in gin or vodka-based drinks, like this Fresh Air cocktail. But, as these recipes prove, the liqueur is just as phenomenal when blended with bourbon, mezcal and more.
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Frobisher

Frobisher
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This lovely gin cocktail from Jackson Cannon of Boston's Eastern Standard features his homemade rose vermouth.

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In Cold Blood

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Andrew Volk says this is currently the most popular order at Portland Hunt & Alpine Club in Maine. The drink, according to Volk, is "approachable but geeky with the salt"--which he adds to balance the bitterness of the artichoke-flavored aperitif Cynar.

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Deep Purple, Reprise

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New York City mixologist Karen Fu adores the "inky purpleness" of this aperitif, which gets its color from Lillet rouge. She also loves shiso; here she muddles the Japanese herb with grapes. "It has a beautiful leaf design and a slight fennel flavor that can be a pleasant surprise," she says?

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Rosa Amargo

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To give mezcal a pleasant bitterness, bartender Jeremy Oertel stirs in grapefruit liqueur. The bracing bitterness of Campari emphasizes the grapefruit flavor.

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Fresh Air

Fresh Air
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A shandy meets a gin sour in this fragrant aperitif from L.A. bartender Tina Ross. For the white ale stirred in at the end, she recommends one with orange and coriander flavors such as Avery White Rascal or Blanche de Bruxelles.

  • Campari-Fennel Aperitif

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Trailer Park Smash

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Bartender Gui Jaroschy sweetens this rye and beer punch with an easy caraway syrup. For a cheeky garnish, he places two bottles of Miller High Life in the punch bowl for the stragglers who arrive at the end of the night?

  • Mother's Ruin Punch

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Lady Marmalade

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"I created Lady Marmalade to get people out of their safe zone," says Tyler Stevens. "The sweet ingredients like grenadine and ginger liqueur are balanced by the absinthe rinse to create a crisp, aromatic drink"?

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The Perfect Bloom

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The Perfect Bloom was inspired by the smell of spring flowers after a sun shower. Austin mixologist Justin Lavenue loves to make the cocktail with a super-floral gin like Leopold's, which is distilled with bergamot. Alternatively, he recommends Hendrick's gin, which is infused with rose and cucumber.

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Sergio Leone

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Charleston bartender Ryan Casey sprinkles piment d'Espelette (Basque smoked paprika) on the large ice cubes in this cocktail. "If you want just a little Espelette in the drink, leave the ice alone," he says. "If you want to spice it up, knock the ice over and stir" ?

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Rosé Vermouth

Rosé Vermouth
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Vermouth is easier to make than one might think: It doesn't require special equipment or impossible-to-find ingredients (Amazon sells wormwood and gentian).

  • Rosé Sangria with Cranberries and Apples

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Dreams of July

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This citrus-packed cocktail from Joshua Fossit, the mixologist at Bad Hunter in Chicago, defies winter dreariness and gives his patrons tiki vibes 5,600 miles north of Polynesia. We’ve adapted the recipe to make punch for a crowd.

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