Vermouth Spritz Cocktail Recipe For National Vermouth Day

Unless you drink a glass of straight vermouth, there’s no easier way to celebrate National Vermouth Day than this Vermouth Spritz recipe. (The holiday is also known as World Vermouth Day.) A vermouth spritz, you say? But isn’t vermouth used in a Martini? The number-one use of white vermouth in the U.S. is in a…
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Espresso Martini Recipe For National Espresso Martini Day

May 15th is National Espresso Martini Day. Long before the first Espresso Martini, the first known recipe for a Martini, printed in 1888 and called the Martinez, lists its ingredients as gin, sweet vermouth, orange Curaçao, gum, and bitters, garnished with a lemon twist. That sweet profile is closer to what modern bartenders call a…
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The Best Foods To Buy Frozen: It’s National Frozen Food Month

[1] You can mix frozen berries into your oatmeal and enjoy them immediately (photo © Dole). [2] Save money with frozen chopped beef. You can even cook frozen burgers without defrosting them (photo © Butcher Box). [3] It’s much easier to enjoy mango frozen at the peak of sweetness than to figure out how sweet…
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