5 Excellent sweet vermouth cocktails that aren't a manhattan!

Welcome back friends, it's Anders. Do you have a bottle of sweet vermouth just sitting in your fridge? Maybe it's been there a couple months and you're scared that it's about to go bad? Are you sick and tired of being sick and tired of Manhattans and Negronis because those are the only two sweet vermouth cocktails you know how to make? Well, I've got just the thing for you. We are going to be making five sweet vermouth cocktails. These are creative ways to use up that bottle of vermouth in your fridge. That bottle of sweet vermouth is going to sit idly, taking up space in your fridge, no longer. If you're new to the channel, hit that subscribe button for more tips, tips, and recipes. And let's go make some sweet vermouth cocktails to the bar. Right here. To here. Number one, La Louisiane. Quite possibly one of my favorites, like period. This is a good drink. This is a New Orleans riff on the Manhattan. It's a cross between the Vieux Carre and a Sazerac. Now, my version is a little bit different than the traditional. I add a bit more rye, so it's a little bit punchier, and I like to put it on a large ice cube and it's a delight. In a mixing glass, start with one and a half ounces of rye whiskey. To that, add three quarters of an ounce of your sweet vermouth, three quarters of an ounce of Benedictine, four good dashes of Peychaud's bitters, four good dashes of Angostura bitters. Yes, I like a lot of bitters in this drink. I'm also using tiny dasher bottles, so I have to double up on my dashes to get the amount of bitters I want in the cocktail. And no, I have not forgot about the absinthe. That I will do later. Now we can add ice and stir about 30 seconds or so. Grab a chilled lowball glass, drop in a large ice cube, and coat everything with the absinthe. If you have an atomizer bottle, this is the perfect time to use it. Just give the whole thing a few spritzes. Strain the cocktail off over the ice and express some lemon oil. Discard that unless you actually want it in there, then drop it in. But I like it discarded. The La Louisiane. A beautiful thing. Cheers. This beats the Manhattan. I'm sorry. If you're a huge Manhattan fan, give it a shot. A little bit of absinthe, a little bit of danger, a lot of love. On to number two. Number two, the Bijou. This is the jewel of the cocktail world. Because I think it actually means jewel. But it is very elegant, fancy. Now I make this one a little differently than the traditional way because it's good this way and that's what I'm doing. We're going to stir this one again in a mixing glass. Start with an ounce and a quarter of gin. To that, we'll add three quarters of an ounce of sweet vermouth and one quarter of an ounce of green chartreuse. We're also going to add one dash of orange bitters. Just a little bit. Add ice and stir. Again, about 30 seconds or so. In a chilled cocktail glass, we're going to serve this one up. So we can drop in a cherry. Strain the cocktail over the cherry. One more thing to do here. We are going to express some lemon oil right on top. You can discard the peel and all that's left is to enjoy the Bijou. I just spilled all over. It's a small glass. I always have a rag handy. Okay, there we are. The Bijou. Cheers. Ooh, rich, herbal, just a quarter of an ounce. That's what I do differently. I drop that chartreuse way down and you still get it. This one is just good all around and fancy. Pinky out. Pinky out. Number three, the Queens Park Hotel Super Cocktail. Maybe it has a ridiculous name. Maybe it's the greatest drink you'll ever have. This is an outstanding rum-based drink with sweet vermouth. Yeah, this is kind of in the vein of a daiquiri almost and it's great. In a shaking tin, start with an ounce and a half of your favorite rum. A lighter rum works best here. I'm using the Angostura 1919, a rum from Trinidad because this drink comes from Trinidad. To that, add half ounce of sweet vermouth, half an ounce of grenadine. Homemade is best, but whatever your favorite is, that's what you should use. And half an ounce of lime juice. Now, two good dashes. Well, I always say two good dashes. Let's go with four good dashes of Angostura bitters. I'm saying four because I'm using that small dasher bottle again. If you're using the big bottle of Angostura bitters, two dashes will be plenty. Add ice and shake. 15 seconds or so just to chill and dilute. We're going to add some air. Double strain into a chilled coupe and garnish with a twist of lime. There it is. The Queen's Park Hotel Super Cocktail. Because it makes complete sense. Also known as the QPHSC. The QPHSC. Cheers. Man, I am making some great drinks. That is such a good drink. I don't know that I've had a sip of this since I made that video about it. Yeah, a long time ago. Absolutely wonderful. Think of a good daiquiri or even a Bacardi cocktail, which has grenadine in it. And then add these richer tones from the sweet vermouth. Uh, next. What's next? Oh, okay. Number four. The Adonis. I love this drink. This drink is actually sherry based. A dry sherry. So, if you are going by the rules of storing your fortified wines in the fridge, you may have a bottle of sherry sitting in the fridge as well. And this drink, two birds, one stone. To make the Adonis in a mixing glass, start with two ounces of a dry sherry. It could be an Amontillado, Oloroso. If you want it to go Fino, that's okay too. It's going to be a bit different, but it's still going to be good. To that, add one ounce of your sweet vermouth and two dashes of orange bitters. Now we can add ice and stir. Again, another 30 seconds or so. We're going to serve this one up. I usually like to serve this one in a coupe, but the last one was served in a coupe. For the sake of visual interest, I'm going to serve it in a classic martini glass, in your chilled up glass, whatever it is. Strain off the cocktail and we will top that off with orange oil. Normally, I discard the orange peel. I have a tendency to do that. I'm a bit of a scrooge, but today I'm going to put it on there because it looks pretty. The Adonis. Cheers again. I don't trust this pointy thing by my eye. Oh, we might have to make another one of these. This is savory. This honestly causes me to salivate. I don't know if that's a disgusting thing to talk about here, but that's actually what's happening in my mouth. I want food now. Really, really good. Savory. There's almost like a slight acidic element to it from the sherry. And then again, with the chocolatey notes of the vermouth, really outstanding. And this one is a lower ABV cocktail. This one is a little bit more sessionable. Oh man, onto the last one. Let's keep it simple, guys. Let's, let's bring this back a little bit. Vermouth and soda. So what if you are just saying Anders, enough with all these bottles, which by the way, if you need any of the bottles that I use, the bottles I use most, check out my collection at Curiata. They'll ship it to you. That's my plug. So you don't want to, you don't want to get other bottles of booze. You're just stuck with this vermouth. What do you do? The truth is you can drink vermouth on its own. And if you want to like spruce it up a little bit, let me show you this way. Start with a chilled glass. I'm just going to pour a little bit of sweet vermouth into the glass. This one, I just always eyeball. If you're taking notes, let's say two to three ounces. In my case, it's probably two ounces in here. Then we just top it off with a splash of soda water. You could add ice if you want. I prefer not to. As long as all of the ingredients are cold. I don't like to dilute this one too much. Now it's good just like this. I do like to express some lemon oil across the top. I've done it with orange. That also works really well. And that's it. Vermouth and soda. Ooh la la. Cheers. Honestly, this is a treat. It is. The richness of the sweet vermouth with just a little splash of soda water makes it taste almost like a Coca-Cola. It's like a rich Coke. When it comes to using up sweet vermouth, this is my go-to. It's easy. You don't have to pull out any kind of bar tools. You don't have to make a huge mess. This is how I had it made for me once upon a time in Madrid and I absolutely loved it. So it's honestly one of my favorite ways to drink vermouth. There are so many good drinks with sweet vermouth. What are some of your favorites? Let me know in the comments down below. Like and subscribe. Thank you for watching. I will see you next time. Cheers to all of you and drink that vermouth. Bye-bye.