A celebration of the greatest cocktail staple, this tribute to Vermouth includes up to 100 modern and classic cocktail recipes, while offering history and insight to botanicals, and the perspective of key chefs who like to cook with vermouth as much as they like to drink it. This guide to the essentials of vermouth covers grape varieties, production, varieties, botanicals, spirit and sugar, and Australian vermouth in particular. Taking you through the seasons and explaining the lingo associated with the drink, this book also explores the many different ways to serve, drink, and store vermouth.