Vermouth Royale

Name: Vermouth Royale
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Ingredients: 1/2 lime, cut into wedges; 2 (3-inch) lemon peels; 1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar; Very small pinch of flaky sea salt; 2 ounces dry vermouth; 1/2 ounce crème de cassis; Ice; 2 to 3 ounces sparkling wine

By Rebekah Peppler

Published Feb. 24, 2021

Total Time: 5 minutes, plus chilling
Rating: 4(84)
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Bubbly, citrus-forward and refreshing, the Vermouth Royale is just as lovely served in the dead of winter as it is poolside during the summer. If you don’t have a muddler, the business end of a wooden spoon or tapered rolling pin work just as well. Since crème de cassis can quickly skew a cocktail saccharine, the Vermouth Royale starts with a half-ounce. That said, if your preference for sweetness skews a touch higher, feel free to use up to three-quarters of an ounce of crème de cassis.

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Ingredients

Yield:1 cocktail

½lime, cut into wedges
2(3-inch) lemon peels
½teaspoon granulated sugar
Very small pinch of flaky sea salt
2ounces dry vermouth
½ounce crème de cassis
Ice
2 to 3ounces sparkling wine

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Preparation

Step 1
Add the lime wedges, one of the lemon peels, sugar and salt to the bottom of a cocktail shaker. Use a muddler (or the end of a wooden spoon) to lightly smash and release the lime’s juices and the lemon’s oils and to dissolve the sugar and salt.
Step 2
Add the vermouth and crème de cassis, and fill the shaker with ice. Cover and shake until very cold, then strain into a Collins glass filled with ice. Top with sparkling wine and garnish with the second lemon peel.