If you are planning a friendly party, it's time to think about what to offer guests alcoholic drinks as an aperitif. A vermouth based cocktail is a good treat at any party. Vermouth is a dessert blended wine that is flavored with a set of seeds, herbs, fruits, resins. Vermouth is usually diluted or mixed with other beverages. Vermouth tastes a little bitter, so it increases your appetite quite well.
You can add vodka, cognac, gin, whiskey, rum, campari to cocktails with vermouth. For dilution, take fruit juices, cola, tonics, soda. Glasses are decorated with slices of grapefruit, lemon zest, canned cherries, slices of peaches or pineapples.
How to make a Manhattan cocktail
The most popular red vermouth cocktail is Manhattan.
We will need:
- 50 ml of Bourbon whiskey;
- 45 ml of red sweet vermouth;
- 2 dash bitters Angostura (approximately 1 ml);
- 1 cocktail cherry.
Chill the glass, pour in the whiskey, sweet vermouth and bitter. Mix the ingredients, pour into a cocktail glass, garnish with canned cherries. The Manhattan cocktail is ready. Dried fruits are usually served as a side dish.
How to make an Ideal cocktail
Girls are more fond of soft cocktails with a reduced strength. For them, you can prepare an Ideal cocktail.
We will need:
- 80 ml of Bianco vermouth;
- 50 ml tonic;
- 25 ml of lime juice, whiskey;
- 10 ml of sweet syrup.
Cool the glass with ice, add all the listed components in turn, mix, pour into cocktail glasses. The ladies' cocktail is ready to serve.
How to make a Trio cocktail
If you like stronger drinks, then prepare the Trio cocktail of vermouth with gin.
We will need:
- 50 ml of white dry vermouth;
- 45 ml of gin and red dry vermouth.
Whisk all ingredients in a mixing glass. Pour into glasses, you can add ice cubes. The drink turns out to be highly alcoholic, so it is not recommended to abuse it.
