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1 day ago

Bitter-sweet symphony: vermouth is more than just another cocktail ingredient

Vermouth, a fortified wine with botanicals and grape spirit, is gaining recognition as a complex drink with individual character beyond its traditional role as a cocktail ingredient.
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4 months ago

The Metropolitan, a Brandy Manhattan, Deserves More Attention

At Madeira Park in Atlanta, bar manager Philip Weltner's list of cocktails is built on the classics: a Negroni, a Manhattan, a Tuxedo. The through line is that almost every drink on the menu showcases fortified wine. Among this group is a lesser-known cocktail from the late 19th century called the Metropolitan . The earliest known reference to the Metropolitan is from O.H. Byron's Modern Bartenders' Guide , which was published in New York in 1884
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