The Scoff-law Cocktail
The word “Scofflaw” has come to mean “A person who flouts the law, especially an unsustainable one.” But such was not always the case. I...
Tag: vermouth
The Mexican Eagle
Necessity, they say, is the mother of invention. That’s not quite exact. Limits are. When one is out of one’s preferred spirits, has no citrus stock...
Cinzano and Lime
Cinzano’s site is all Flash, and next to useless. They did, once the craplet loaded, have some worthwhile suggestions about what to do with this bottle of...
Things to do with Vermouth
I have a rather large bottle of Cinzano Extra Dry Vermouth in my refrigerator. One might ask why I have such a large bottle. That’s easily explained: it w...
A Highland Fling
Suppose you’ve become infatuated with Rob Roy Rob Roy Stir in mixing glass with ice & strain 1 3/4 oz Scotch (5 cl, 7/16 gills) 3/4 oz sweet vermouth...
On Vermouth
My first impression of vermouth was from a bottle of Martini & Rossi’s dry vermouth which had been opened a long time ago, in a land far, far away, an...