Rita’s Sweet Vermouth

If French poetry doesn’t cut it, you might just try buying the love of your life her favourite drink … even if it’s not “Groundhog Day” (1993):

The Vermouth Cocktail

  • 2 oz sweet vermouth
  • 2 dashes maraschino liqueur (or Curaçao, or Grand Marnier)
  • 2 dashes Angostura bitters
  • 1-2 dashes simple syrup to taste
  • Twist of lemon peel to garnish

Mix ingredients in a mixing glass and fill with ice, stir well until chilled, strain into chilled cocktail glass. Twist lemon peel over drink and use as garnish.

There are, of course, any number of others to google: The Derby, The Jacobean, The Martinez, The Persephone, The Henry, The Copywriter, …

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