Vermouth is one of the unsung heroes of the cocktail world. Without it, there’s no Manhattan, Martini, or Negroni. Yet for too long, vermouth was relegated to a bit player. That has changed over the ...

If you’re a Manhattan or Negroni drinker, you don’t need to be told that the vermouth used in either should be just as good as the other ingredients. And for as long as recent memory can remember, the ...

The Manhattan is a drink with a storied history dating to the 19th century that has remained as popular a cocktail today as when it was (most likely) invented by a bartender named George Black.

Four years ago, we wrote our inaugural column for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, covering the basics of vermouth. Since this column was going to be about wine and spirits, we thought, why not start ...