Editor’s note: Distilled and Fermented is a new column that focuses on wine, spirits and cocktails. Look for the column online every other Wednesday and in print alternating Thursdays in the Food ...

The ultimate classic cocktail, where simplicity meets perfection. The martini is a subjective drink and everyone has their preference: gin, vodka, both, dry, wet, dirty, shaken, stirred. Below is a ...

Q. Many years ago The Miami Herald had a recipe for Spanish pork roast. It had to be marinated overnight. The marinade was made up of chicken broth and vermouth. Green olives were put on it and then ...

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Vermouth is a sometimes-misunderstood and often-underused wine-based product from Southern Europe. Vermouths are complex and inviting, great on their own or when used to make a wide variety of ...

While sweet, dark-amber-colored vermouth has long been classified as Italian and the dry, light-colored vermouth as French, both types are made in both countries (and in the United States as well).

Tired of boiling, roasting, and baking potatoes? This recipe from Milk Street is for you. Cracked potatoes cooked in an iron skillet adds lots of new flavor and texture to your beloved spud side ...

Wine, sugar, alcohol and botanicals. The formula of vermouth (or “vermouth”, as it also appears in the dictionary) is almost as old as the history of civilization itself, since since 1700 BC it was ...

Have you ever heard someone order a drink as "perfect" and wondered what they meant? They weren't being demanding; it was a ...