Word: vermouth
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...maid ushered the caller into the study; he was an Italian named Giuseppe Capocci. The maid served him a glass of vermouth and invited him to drink the minister's health. Capocci glumly refused...
Once everyone knew who had won. Harvard and Yale men seemed to mix like gin and vermouth...
...large ham; some imported canned peanuts, hamburger and chile con carne; Dolan's butter and fat ration for the week; all cigars and cigarettes; some French and Swiss chocolate (he scorned some American Hershey bars); several bottles of rye and Noilly Prat vermouth; some razor blades; eight suits; pajamas, shirts; two dozen towels, bed sheets; portable typewriters, clocks; and all of Dolan's soap. He wasted no time on the flat's expensive furniture, paintings and silver...
Quantity. For the great mass producers, the judges also had kudos: a gold medal for Roma's dry vermouth, a silver medal for Wine Growers Guild's grape brandy, gold medals for Italian Swiss Colony's Pinot Noir and California port. But for 14 different varieties out of the 45 judged, the entries were so poor that no gold medals were awarded. This was thin news for the industry, already harassed by the same drop in sales that had hit liquor companies. With much of last year's record crush still unsold, vintners plan to crush...
...pavement. But life went on in the Gallería. In August 1944, it was the unofficial heart of Naples. It was a living and subdividing cell of vermouth, Allied soldiery and the Italian people...