Ingredient
Vermouth
Aromatised wine, sweet or dry — the quiet half of a Negroni or a Manhattan, and a useful low-ABV addition to warm winter serves.
Flavour profile
Vermouth deserves more credit than it usually gets in winter. A good sweet vermouth (Carpano Antica, Punt e Mes) adds depth to anything Negroni-adjacent, and dry vermouth makes an unexpectedly elegant low-ABV warm sip when gently heated with citrus and spice. Store it in the fridge after opening; vermouth oxidises faster than wine and a tired bottle ruins the drink it lands in.
Recipes featuring vermouth
Spiced Negroni
A winter twist on the classic Negroni, with gin, sweet vermouth and Campari rounded out by a touch of cinnamon-orange spiced syrup and a fragrant orange peel.
Blood Orange Negroni
A seasonal Negroni built on gin, sweet vermouth and Campari, lifted with a generous splash of fresh blood orange juice and a long orange peel.
Low-ABV Bittersweet Toddy
A lighter hot toddy built on a small measure of amaro, strong black tea, lemon and honey.