Word: vermouths
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...potential husband, if only they can take his mind off his tax forms and put it on Mariette's still flawless figure. Ma starts fattening up Cedric with goodies from the "frige." Pop rechristens the tax man "Charlie," and plies him with a Rolls-Royce ("half vermouth, quarter whisky, quarter gin, dash of orange bitters") followed by a Chauffeur ("one-third vermouth, one-third whisky, one-third gin, dash of Angostura"). At first day's end. a cocktail-shaken Charlie, decked in Mariette's pajamas, goes to sleep on the billiard table while cooing sweet nothings...
...Elementary," said John dryly, "the density of the olive is greater than the gin's, but less than the vermouth...
...Then you think the olive's density is less than the vermouth's and it wouldn't rise before because the mixture hadn't settled. If you are right, and we stir the mixture up, the olive should sink again," I said slyly...
With sales of U.S.-produced vermouth running at some 4,000,000 gals, annually, about 10% better than last year, Americans are learning to mix vermouth with many things. Thousands of U.S. housewives use it in place of wine in the kitchen, whip up Asparagus Vermouth. Veal in Vermouth, Chicken in Vermouth. But the U.S. pours 95% of its vermouth into cocktails, most of it into the ever-dryer martini. And the wonder to Vermouthman Tribuno is that so much gets in. There once was a time when martinis had as much vermouth as gin. But now the rage...
...Every vermouth producer has his own secret formula to provide a slightly different taste for devotees. In Manhattan, President Tribuno personally blends each batch of 30 to 40 exotic herbs-blessed thistle, angelica, hyssop, elder flowers. Roman camomile, clary sage, sweet marjoram, etc.-into the vermouth's white-wine base. A jolt of 180-186-proof brandy (90-93% alcohol), fortifies the wine. The vermouth ages for months before it is blended with other vermouth and filtered. As for Vermouthman Tribuno, his formula is a conservative martini, four parts gin to one part vermouth. Says he: "I could...