Dolin Dry is a bar staple for those who enjoy a good dry martini (2:1 ratio of gin to vermouth plus a lemon twist if available, and you’re done) or a simple summertime spritz.

Not quite a liqueur or a bitter, vermouth is one of the most confusing cocktail ingredients. But it doesn’t have to be. Not quite a liqueur or a bitter, ...

Bottles to check out: Cocchi Vermouth di Torino (arguably the best example of a vermouth from the Torino region), Martini Rosso (very easy to find), Dolin Vermouth de Chambéry Rouge (good balance ...

The word vermouth comes from the German wermut, which translates to wormwood. All vermouths, from the driest to the sweetest, are fortified wines that have been aromatized, or infused with herbs, ...

Don’t get shaken by the old-fashioned fortified wine. Without it, your ‘cocktail’ is just a glass of gin with an olive.

In 2009, Noilly Prat fiddled with the formula of what was then the favorite dry vermouth of martini connoisseurs. I was one of those mortified by the change. I used NP in my martinis and had little.