Would you believe one spirit's fall from grace is responsible for our current fixation with cocktails? In Vermouth: The Revival of the Spirit that Created America's Cocktail Culture (The Countryman Press), out now, Adam Ford explores vermouth's rocky history, from has-been to a barman essential, and shares some useful recipes along the way, including this one for morning hangovers. "Sunday morning's when you're out with friends," nursing a hangover, Pam Wiznitzer, creative director of Seamstress in New York City, says by phone. "Armadillo whiskey has a lot of phenomenal flavors going on, plus there's citrus to wake up your palate." But this drink is lighter than a martini or old-fashioned, which makes it ideal for late mornings. "It's a hangover drink," she says, laughing. And who doesn't need one of those?
Sunday Morning
From Pam Wiznitzer
Beer cocktails have become all the rage lately, and it's not a surprising trend. With literally hundreds of visionary craft brews on the market, why not pair them with spirits and fruit juices? This might be the perfect Sunday morning cocktail; it contains everything that is good in this world: vermouth, whiskey, liquor, and beer. You can vary the garnish with the seasons: blackberries in late spring, apricot in the early summer, lime for the hottest months, and cherry in the fall.
Ingredients:
11⁄2 oz. Armadillo Cake Vermouth
1 oz. Stranahans Colorado Whiskey
3⁄4 oz. lime juice
1⁄2 oz. apricot liquor
1⁄2 oz. honey water (equal parts honey and water)
Hefeweizen beer
To make:
Pour the vermouth, whiskey, lime juice, apricot liqueur, and honey water into a cocktail shaker with three ice cubes and shake a few times. Strain into a pint glass filled with ice and top with Hefeweizen beer.
Vermouth: The Revival of the Spirit that Created America's Cocktail Culture, by Adam Ford. The Countryman Press 2015
