The one thing I do every year to help combat the Christmas chaos
3 months ago

The one thing I do every year to help combat the Christmas chaos

The Independent  

Amidst the Christmas chaos, I like to take myself off to a quiet corner and have a brief moment of solitude – a few minutes alone, away from my partner, son and assorted family members. A scene which is in stark contrast to my life – which is mostly filled with monotonous daily routines, family responsibilities, financial pressures, anxieties around work, and trying to stay healthy and balanced. But I’d equally take Sunny’s, a perfect dive bar in Redhook, Brooklyn, where I drank one of the best martinis of my life, mixed by Sunny himself – enjoying blissful solitary equilibrium. I feel a renewed confidence and zeal for life once I’ve enjoyed the zesty kick of a citrus forward gin, gently kissed by vermouth served in an ice cold glass.

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What makes vermouth so critical to a good cocktail

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