Today\u2019s cocktail is inspired by one of the greatest films of the \u201890s, <\/b>Groundhog Day.<\/i><\/b>\u00a0Ordered by Andie MacDowell, mocked by Bill Murray, it is, of course, a Sweet Vermouth on the Rocks with a Twist. And to make this cinematic serve, we\u2019re looking at a new range of vermouths from The Aperitivo! Co.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
Ok, well we\u2019re probably pushing the word cocktail to the limits with today\u2019s drink, a Sweet Vermouth on the Rocks with a Twist. Even capitalising it looks a bit wrong. A serve is probably a better way of describing it as there\u2019s only one liquid ingredient. But there is a bittering agent so let\u2019s just run with it.<\/span><\/p>\n We\u2019re watching <\/b>Groundhog Day<\/i><\/b>, again<\/b><\/p>\n We\u2019re covering it because it features in one of the best drink exchanges in cinema history, between Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell in <\/span>Groundhog Day.<\/span><\/i> He orders a \u201cJim Beam, ice, water,\u201d and she orders \u201ca sweet vermouth<\/a>, on the rocks with a twist.\u201d He makes a face but notes her choice of drink so he can impress her when he lives the day again the following day. I\u2019m sure we don\u2019t have to explain the plot of <\/span>Groundhog Day<\/span><\/i><\/a> to readers.<\/span><\/p>\n And so next time, to her amazement, he orders \u201csweet vermouth, rocks, with a twist,\u201d and then follows it up with: \u201cIt always makes me think of Rome, the way the sun hits the buildings.\u201d She replies: \u201cThat\u2019s my favourite drink.\u201d He then spoils the burgeoning connection by making a toast to \u201cthe groundhog\u201d rather than \u201cworld peace.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n