Jocelyn has taken to making wine spritzers these days, and somewhere along the way I tried a sweet vermouth and soda. Delicious. Light. Strong flavor but not so much alcohol.

The recipe couldn't be simpler: in a collins glass full of cracked ice, pour 3 ounces of Sweet Vermouth (Martini & Rossi Rosso, for example), then fill with soda and squeeze a wedge of lime on it. You could garnish it up with a cherry and a lime/lemon slice if you want to make it pretty.

The bitter herbal flavor really comes through. If you prefer sweet tall drinks, you could mix 7up or Ginger Ale instead. I don't much care for sweet.

This isn't probably a good choice if you're looking to catch much of a buzz- vermouth is 16% alcohol, 3 oz of the stuff has about 25% lower alcohol content than a short-pour of rum/vodka/whisky.

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